Class A First-hand BFRO #26587

Woman recalls afternoon sighting near the outskirts of Marion

July 1975 afternoon, broad daylight Marion, Grant County, Indiana 1 witness

Account

The witness recalled seeing a light-colored hairy creature at the edge of a small woods near the family home on a summer afternoon. From about 70 feet away, the witness watched for about two minutes as it picked berries from a bush while bent over in tall grass. When it noticed being watched, it looked toward the witness, then took large steps into the woods and disappeared, after which the witness screamed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: seven to eight feet tall
Build src: wide shoulders and torso, muscular
Hair colour src: beige white
Hair length src: short over body, longer cloak-like over shoulders and head
Face src: brown like leather, broad flat nose, wide cheekbones, prominent brow, flat with little chin, beard-like hair on lower face
Eyes src: black, piercing, seemed small
Hands src: little hair
Gait src: two large steps, muscles moving
Posture src: stooped over
Other features src: cone head sloping back from brow ridge, no visible neck with head resting on shoulders, hood-like hair, camel brown skin

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1975 Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	afternoon, broad daylight Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Marion, Grant County, Indiana Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.55, -85.70 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26587 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	big white hairy thing Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26587 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Rachel Luffman (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26587 Primary

Published 2009-09-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2ac707c37bcf

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