Class A
First-hand
BFRO #1260
Two witnesses see a large orangutan-type animal sitting in the road
Fall 1992
late at night
Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
2 witnesses
Account
The witness was driving a companion's low truck at night near the Denali Park tourist area when the headlights lit a hairy figure sitting on the center line with knees drawn up and head lowered. The witness passed very close to it at road level and compared it to an orangutan, noting no known Alaska animal matched. Both occupants stayed silent until reaching Healy, where they confirmed to each other that both had seen it.
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- reddish
- Hair length src
- long
- Arms src
- folded over its knees
- Legs src
- pulled up to its chest
- Posture src
- sitting in the middle of the road
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Fall 1992
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late at night
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| Place |
Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
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| Map point |
62.2656, -149.5040 (± 144 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Matanuska-Susitna Borough (GEOID 02170); the report gives only the county
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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 |
driving back to Fairbanks from Anchorage
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| Witness's word for it |
something sitting on the yellow line in the middle of the road
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1260 Primary