Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal near Marshall
Account
The witness was driving a rural road at night for work when he stopped to watch an upright creature on the roadside that appeared to be smelling and examining possible roadkill. He watched from his vehicle for about three minutes in his headlights as the creature stood up and walked toward him to within about ten feet. The creature then turned away, walked into the ditch and woods, and the witness drove away and avoided the road afterward.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- Maybe 7 to 8 feet
- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- Redish in color
- Face src
- more like a caveman, not like a gorilla
- Hands src
- huge hands with long fingers
- Gait src
- walked kind of stooped, stomped
- Posture src
- Upright
- Apparent sex src
- male
- Other features src
- fur was matted and dirty
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 September 1974
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| Time of day |
about 12:30 a.m.
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| Place |
Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #10151
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
42.32, -85.06 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 10151 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on back roads at night for work
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| Witness's word for it |
a big creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about appearance and departure.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10151 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference