Large bipedal animal frequently observed by a South Dakota family
Account
A family reports seeing an unidentified tall biped around their rural home over four years, usually at night. The creature is described as 7 to 9 feet tall, walking upright with a slight hunch and running too fast to follow. Footprints, hair, possible saliva, blood stains, and snapped small trees were also found on the property. Up to nine family members in three houses have seen it when arriving, leaving, or moving between houses.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven to nine feet tall
- Gait src
- running at high speed
- Posture src
- stands up straight with a slight hunch when walking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1998
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| Time of day |
night time
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| Place |
Porcupine, Shannon County, South Dakota
Stated
BFRO report #5173
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
43.36, -102.40 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 5173 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
9
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
going to and from houses at home
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| Witness's word for it |
a creature unidentifiable to us
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
couple of footprints left by the creature
Measurements: 18 inches long and 7 inches wide
hair found on property
wad of grass mixed with possible saliva
dried blood stains on cactus
small trees broken, looking snapped
An investigator received hair and grass with possible saliva samples and sent them to a curator.
An investigator received hair and grass with possible saliva samples and sent them to a curator.
An investigator received photos of possible large foot impressions and forwarded them to another curator for opinion.
An investigator received photos of possible large foot impressions and forwarded them to another curator for opinion.
An investigator received hair and grass with possible saliva samples and sent them to a curator.
An investigator received photos of possible large foot impressions and forwarded them to another curator for opinion.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5173 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference