Class A First-hand BFRO #43798

Memory told of an early evening sighting at a migrant work camp in Bear Lake

BFRO YEAR: 1984? about 7 to 9 pm Onekama, Manistee County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness, then a young teenager staying at a migrant apple-picking camp, stepped outside in the evening and saw a very large gray figure walking near a bare hill and orchard tree line toward the highway. The figure was described as thick, hunchbacked, and much taller than a man, moving unlike a man. The witness told no one at the time and now states a belief that such creatures exist.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
at least 9 or 10 ft tall, if not bigger
Build src
thick and rounded
Gait src
didn't walk like a man
Posture src
hunchbacked
Other features src
gray colored, around 300 lbs or more

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
about 7 to 9 pm
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Onekama, Manistee County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.38, -86.19 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 43798 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
staying at a migrant apple-picking camp and stepping outside housing
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something walking
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #43798 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kim Fleming (BFRO)

Source timeline

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