Teenager views runner covered in hair near Michigamme
Account
The witness was riding a motorbike slowly down an overgrown track when the route opened into a clearing. About 30 yards ahead, a very tall dark-brown figure ran left to right at full speed with pumping arms. The witness watched for about five seconds, then turned around and rode several miles back to a family cabin.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall
- Build src
- like a well-fit conditioned athlete
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- pumping its arms as it ran
- Gait src
- ran like a man at full speed
- Age / size src
- possibly young
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1971
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
sunny mid-day
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| Place |
Michigamme, Baraga County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #19938
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.52, -88.17 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 19938 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding a motorbike exploring back roads
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- B.G. Martin (BFRO)
An investigator spoke by phone several times with the witness and a relative and sent a follow-up email about sound comparisons.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #19938 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference