Grandfather and grandson witness a big, black creature chasing a deer near Manistee
Account
The witness and a relative were walking out after hunting deer at twilight when a deer ran closely past them followed by a large dark creature with outstretched arms. The creature looked at them, then veered away into dense woods and disappeared within seconds. They left the area and returned to the same spot the next morning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- in the 8 ft area
- Build src
- really big
- Hair colour src
- black to brown
- Hair length src
- medium length
- Face src
- light black skin on the face
- Eyes src
- dark, with no visible white areas
- Arms src
- outstretched to grab the deer
- Hands src
- human-like, but much larger than a human hand
- Gait src
- running
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 2009
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| Time of day |
just before dusk
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| Place |
Manistee, Manistee County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #30090
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.23, -86.10 (± 1463 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 30090 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 |
hunting deer
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| Witness's word for it |
a sasquatch
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kim Fleming (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed both witnesses about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #30090 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference