Class A First-hand BFRO #1082

Creature observed coming up over a ridge.

June 1996 Meade County, South Dakota 1 witness

Account

In June 1996 the witness was alone minding a soup pot at a vision-quest camp on Bear Butte when she looked toward a ridge about 100 yards away and saw a figure come over the top. Startled, she looked down and then back, feeling a rush, goosebumps, and a tug on her T-shirt as the figure apparently left very quickly and unseen. She announced she was going to her tent and later heard from elders that such sightings around the camp were considered common and good luck.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
around seven foot tall

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1996
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place
Meade County, South Dakota
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
44.4758, -103.4268 (± 5 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1082 · gnis:1265612 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS summit 'Bear Butte', Meade, matched from place name 'Bear Butte'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
standing at camp cook stove minding soup
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
He
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1082 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

People from the camp went up the ridge to look for hair or footprints and to compare height against a pine tree.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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