Class A First-hand BFRO #40204

Daylight sighting by a young man fishing near Whittemore

April 2012 around 5:30pm Nearest City Well Between Tawas City And Whittemore MI, Iosco County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness was fishing alone along a river when a rock splashed nearby. The witness then saw a large apelike animal leaning over the bank to look at them, heard loud knocks and a sudden silence, and later watched it cross a fence and run uphill out of sight across a field. Shortly afterward three relatives said they had heard a growl and heavy footsteps leaving nearby woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Growl Wood knock Footsteps

Interaction

Rock throwing

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 11 feet
Build src: big broad shoulders, huge overall with visible muscles
Face src: black with bare shiny cheeks
Arms src: really long hairy arms
Gait src: fast with huge strides
Posture src: leaned out over bank, stood and walked
Other features src: head way bigger than a human

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 2012 Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 5:30pm Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Nearest City Well Between Tawas City And Whittemore MI, Iosco County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.27, -83.89 (± 3 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 40204 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing along a river Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	big giant apelike creature Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #40204 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Don Peer (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #40204 Primary

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