Class A First-hand BFRO #1811

Witness and cousin see "hairy brown man-like creature" watching them

September 1977 mid afternoon Midland, Midland County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and two young companions went to play on large grapevines near a cabin they were building in the woods. The witness looked up and saw a brown hairy human-like figure sitting against a fence post with legs bent and arms around legs. The witness screamed and the companions ran with the witness, with one companion also seeing the figure. On one backward glance the witness saw the figure standing upright.

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Hair colour src: brown
Arms src: wrapped around his legs
Legs src: bent up
Posture src: sitting on his behind
Other features src: hairy, man like

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 1977 Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	mid afternoon Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Midland, Midland County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.60, -84.43 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1811 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	playing on grapevines after working on cabin Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	hairy brown man like creature Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1811 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #1811 Primary

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