Woman wakes to find sasquatch staring at her son while in her car
Account
The witness stopped to nap in her parked car with her infant son at a rustic picnic area at night. She awoke to a horrible smell and saw a dark-haired bipedal creature 3-4 feet away, leaning over the hood and staring through the windshield. After a few minutes of it staring, she started the car, reversed, and drove away east.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- very dark brown
- Hair length src
- long
- Face src
- flat, almost human, no hair on cheeks, nose or around mouth
- Eyes src
- large, round, brown and bright
- Posture src
- bending forward at the waist, leaning over hood
- Other features src
- no snout like a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1978
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| Time of day |
just after midnight, maybe a little later
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| Place |
Manistique, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #2554
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
45.9597, -86.2510 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Manistique city (GEOID 2650760), matched from nearest town 'Manistique'
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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 |
napping in parked car at roadside picnic area during long drive
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| Witness's word for it |
The creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2554 Primary