Man tells of a possible nighttime encounter while burning garbage near Long Prairie
Account
Two companions hauled garage trash to a brush burn pile near woods after dark and tended a large fire. They heard running around them in the dark and loud tree-limb breaking, then saw a tall dark figure move along the woods edge and duck in. They fled on the tractor and did not return that night.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 feet tall, maybe taller
- Hair colour src
- dark, black
- Gait src
- quick, deft movement; like a football player going through tires
- Other features src
- head tall without a neck; only silhouettes seen, no details
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1989
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 9:00 pm
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| Place |
Long Prairie, Todd County, Minnesota
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| Map point |
45.96, -94.87 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 24794 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
cleaning garage and tending burn-pile fire
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| Witness's word for it |
dark, black "figure"
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Andy P. (BFRO)
The witness returned the next morning to confirm the fire was out and searched the leaf-covered woods for tracks without success.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and added details to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24794 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “other BF sites in Ottertail and Wadena counties”Not in the Anomadex yet