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Class A First-hand BFRO #38116

A boy's summer encounter in a Saskatoon patch in Strathcona Island Park, next to Medicine Hat

26 August 1972 afternoon Medicine Hat, Alberta 1 witness

Account

In the afternoon after swimming, the witness ran ahead of the group on a winding trail back toward the campsite. Stopped by a strong foul odor, the witness noticed a large dark furry creature sitting among berry bushes a short distance away. The creature stayed motionless and made a quiet chattering sound, after which the witness ran away while hearing it crash away through the trees. No one else in the group saw or heard the creature.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Chatter Footsteps

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src
about 5 to 5 and a half feet in height while sitting
Build src
4 feet wide at the shoulders
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
long and shaggy
Posture src
sitting on the ground
Other features src
conical-shaped, pointy head sloping into broad shoulders with no visible neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 August 1972
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
afternoon
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town
Map point
50.04, -110.65 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 38116 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
returning to campsite after swimming
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large black furry animal
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #38116 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cori Bowhay (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness about the childhood encounter and listened to the witness emulate the chattering sound.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #38116 Primary
    Published 2012-12-09 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 547fd94268bc
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “article about teenagers who saw a bigfoot north of Seven Persons along the creek ravine”
    Not in the Anomadex yet