Man recalls multi-witness sighting in teen years near Manistique
Account
Six youths walking along railroad tracks heard a loud guttural sound behind them and turned to see a tall hair-covered figure. The figure walked steadily across the tracks and down into swampy woods about 110 feet away without stopping. The group later went to where it entered the woods, noticed a strong rotten odor but found no tracks.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7-8 feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular, not skinny and very thick, 400 lbs
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Hair length src
- long
- Face src
- very dark or dirty
- Arms src
- very long
- Hands src
- open handed
- Legs src
- hair matted, especially on legs
- Gait src
- steady walk with long stride
- Posture src
- bent forward at the waist
- Other features src
- mud stuck to hair, matted in places
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1962
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| Time of day |
early evening around 5-6PM
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| Place |
Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #24238
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.96, -86.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 24238 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
6
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking west along railroad tracks
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| Witness's word for it |
Marblehead Monster
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #24238 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference