Class B First-hand BFRO #475

Rock hunters watch tall upright figure along Lake Superior near Newberry

Summer 1993 mid-afternoon Newberry, Luce County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions searching for agates noticed a distant dark figure at the tree line and watched it through binoculars. The figure walked between the tree line and shoreline, moved toward them covering distance quickly, then bent down, picked up a rock and tossed it into the lake. They initially rationalized it as a human but later reconsidered and regretted not checking for footprints.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: seven to eight feet
Build src: three to four hundred pounds
Hair colour src: completely black
Arms src: hung down to the knees
Legs src: long
Gait src: closed distance very quickly with very few strides
Posture src: remained bipedal at all times
Other features src: no discernable color variations

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1993 Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	mid-afternoon Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Newberry, Luce County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.71, -85.39 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 475 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	searching for agates along the shoreline Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a man-like figure Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #475 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Mark Maisel (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #475 Primary

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