Class A First-hand BFRO #1234

Creature observed by witness.

Summer 1970 night, moonlit Monona, Clayton County, Iowa 2 witnesses

Account

On a moonlit night in summer 1970, the witness was on a road by a cornfield with a companion when a large brownish creature was heard and then seen running across the road, down a ditch, over a fence and into the cornfield. The creature had a foul smell. The witness returned the next day and found large smudged footprints in the road and cornfield.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
large
Hair colour src
brownish
Gait src
running

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1970
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
night, moonlit
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Place
Monona, Clayton County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
43.08, -91.39 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1234 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
A large brownish creature
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1234 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Large smudged footprints found the next day in the road and cornfield area

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1999-09-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash bb35536c8382
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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