Class A Investigator summary BFRO #8165

Rash of sighting reports from multiple witnesses

22 February 2004 mid-afternoon New Town, Mountrail County, North Dakota

Account

On a mid-afternoon in late February 2004, a group of small children near a trailer park on the southeast edge of New Town reportedly saw a large hairy bipedal animal and fled screaming toward their trailer. The mother of two of the children rushed outside and saw the animal moving quickly away through trees. The investigator did not speak directly with this family, relying on accounts passed via tribal officials and a news reporter.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
large
Legs src
standing on two legs
Gait src
walking hurriedly away, moving fast
Posture src
standing on two legs
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
22 February 2004
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
mid-afternoon
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
New Town, Mountrail County, North Dakota
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
47.73, -102.70 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8165 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
children outside near trailers, mother responding to screams
Derived BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness's word for it
large, hairy animal
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8165 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

Two tribal officials drove to the sighting location to photograph the track line but melting had removed detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

Two tribal officials drove to the sighting location to photograph the track line but melting had removed detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

Two tribal officials drove to the sighting location to photograph the track line but melting had removed detail.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spent a day at tribal headquarters and sighting locations interviewing people after snow evidence had melted.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-03-04 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash aad4c8001dc0
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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