Class A Investigator summary BFRO #1337

A sighting of a gray shape in the bush near the waters edge, large footprints found afterwards

2 July 1997 Ontario 2 witnesses

Account

Two people in separate boats traveling along the shore of a remote lake reported seeing a gray shape that frightened them. The account was covered in a local newspaper in early July 1997 and was later summarized by an investigator who noted the witnesses were reluctant to speak with the press. Polaroid photographs are reported to have been seen by local residents, but the report provides no further descriptive detail.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 July 1997
Stated BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Ontario
Stated BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Location Details
Map point
50.2065, -92.1223 (± 35 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1337 · cgndb:FBVQA · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Lac Seul' and 'Sioux Lookout'; Canadian Geographical Names Database dispersed rural community 'Lac Seul', Kenora)
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was
boating along the shore
Stated BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
gray shape
Stated BFRO report #1337 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1337 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Photograph

Polaroid pictures reportedly viewed by local people

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

An investigator spoke with the reporter and an earlier witness and sought permission to visit a cabin to gather more information.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-07-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 43e49861099d
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “Sioux Lookout Bulletin Volume 6 number 36 Wednesday July 2, 1997”
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