Class B First-hand BFRO #28993

Couple recount seeing large biped walking in ditch near Marinette

15 April 1981 9:30 pm after dark Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his girlfriend were driving east at night to look for deer when they noticed a figure walking west in a ditch beside the road. Because the ditch was about five feet below the roadway, they estimated the figure to be eight to nine feet tall. They described it as dark with wide shoulders moving easily through the ditch. They did not stop for a closer look and instead took a longer route back.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
8’ or 9’ feet tall
Build src
wide shoulders, possibly in excess of 300 lbs
Gait src
walking
Other features src
uniformly dark in color

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 April 1981
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
9:30 pm after dark
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Marinette, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.06, -87.64 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28993 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to look for deer
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
someone walking in the ditch
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #28993 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Rob Lowery (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and his wife and noted their accounts matched.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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