Class A First-hand BFRO #28740

Man recollects multiple encounters from 1970 to present near Kootenay, Chadsey & Davis Lakes

BFRO YEAR: 1970 to current night, about 11:00pm to midnight Kootenay Bay, Abbotsford & Mission, British Columbia 3 witnesses

Account

On a warm summer night in 1993, the witness rode with two companions in a truck from the lakeside cabin toward a property above. In the headlights about 100 metres away they saw a small dark hairy creature crouched on all fours in the road with long straight legs, no visible tail or protruding ears, and large bright shining eyes. After a moment of sudden fear the group drove up a driveway, discussed the sighting briefly, and returned minutes later to find nothing.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
size of a small mountain lion or Husky dog
Hair colour src
probably black
Face src
oval head
Eyes src
very bright, big and shining from reflected light
Arms src
front arms extended awkwardly
Legs src
disproportionately long, straight legs
Posture src
crouched on all fours with front arms extended and rump in air
Age / size src
juvenile
Other features src
no tail evident, no protruding ears, boney or lumpy rump

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
night, about 11:00pm to midnight
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Kootenay Bay, Abbotsford & Mission, British Columbia
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
49.41, -116.51 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28740 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving in a truck at night from the lakeside cabin
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
weirdest dog we had ever seen
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #28740 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Gary Cronin (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness tried call-blasting, wood and rock knocking, and later used recording and night-vision equipment with no further activity detected.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the main witnesses in person, judged the habitat suitable, found the truck sighting most compelling, and noted recent wood knocks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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