Hiker has daylight sighting in Grove Creek Canyon
Account
The witness was hiking into Grove Creek Canyon in the afternoon when they saw a large reddish animal on the canyon rim about 100 feet above. The figure was described as about as tall as a large man and was looking east up the canyon for about five seconds. It then turned and walked out of view, and was not seen again during the rest of the hike.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about as tall as a large man
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- red
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 1996
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 3:00pm-4:00pm
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| Place |
Pleasant Grove, Utah County, Utah
Stated
BFRO report #2352
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
40.39, -111.70 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2352 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking
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| Witness's word for it |
a large red animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2352 Primary
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