Class A Second-hand BFRO #511

Daylight sighting by duck hunter near Pella.

24 October 2000 evening around 6:30 or 7:00 Pella, Marion County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

A man was duck hunting with his young son in a public hunting area near Pella when they paused to watch a crane. He then saw a tall, solid-white figure on two legs run across the trail about 40 yards away, moving very fast and quietly. He searched for tracks but found none because of leaf cover, then left feeling unnerved.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
tall
Hair colour src
solid white
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
running upright
Posture src
upright
Other features src
man-shaped

Facts & provenance

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Date
24 October 2000
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
evening around 6:30 or 7:00
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Pella, Marion County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.37, -92.90 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 511 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
Second-hand
Derived BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
duck hunting with child
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something solid white and tall
Derived BFRO report #511 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #511 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-10-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 991466ebe0df
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “The last Iowa sighting”
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