Two firefighters have near collision with animal north of Houghton Lake.
Account
Two occupants in a van late at night braked for a large bipedal animal crossing the road. The passenger described a close, brief view in the headlights as the animal passed the van and left the roadway in a few steps. An oncoming vehicle left the road into a ditch during the encounter. The occupants discussed what they had seen after driving on.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- between seven and eight feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- brown with blond tint
- Hair length src
- long, matted
- Face src
- human looking
- Eyes src
- bloodshot
- Legs src
- 2 legs
- Posture src
- bent at the waist
- Other features src
- small head, not a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 August 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 10:30 at night
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| Place |
Roscommon, Roscommon County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #4613
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.44, -84.76 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4613 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding home from a party in a van
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| Witness's word for it |
this large animal on 2 legs
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to obtain additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4613 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference