Husband and wife recall daytime sighting while their boys swam in Tipsaw Lake near Leopold
Account
The witness and his wife were picnicking at a closed lake beach around noon while their two young children swam nearby. The witness noticed a tall dark figure on a hillside near the dam that came down to the water's edge and paced while facing the children. After joint observation, the figure moved up the dam and the family left the area.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- tall
- Hair colour src
- black
- Posture src
- bipedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1981
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about noon
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| Place |
Leopolde, Perry County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #25189
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.12, -86.64 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 25189 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
having a picnic and watching children swim
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| Witness's word for it |
strange looking person or bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Harold Benny (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness and recorded revised estimates of distance and duration.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25189 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference