Man recalls observing creature in a field near Marinette
Account
The witness and two relatives were driving back roads at night to look for deer and stopped at an intersection. About 10 yards away on the right, the witness saw a brown shaggy animal initially squatting that then stood to over 8 feet and looked toward the car. The witness rolled up the window and the group drove on, later realizing all three had seen it. The sighting lasted at least a minute and the animal may have been eating something beforehand.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall when squatting, over 8 feet tall when standing
- Build src
- muscular, shoulder width 36 inches or more
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Hair length src
- long, shaggy, matted
- Face src
- no facial features observed
- Posture src
- squatting then stood up standing
- Other features src
- hair different from any other animal but definitely not human looking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1979
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| Time of day |
about 8:00 pm, dark
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| Place |
Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin
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| Map point |
45.02, -87.74 (± 5 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 27630 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
looking for deer from a car
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| Witness's word for it |
big brown animal
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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
- Rob Lowery (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #27630 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference