Class A First-hand BFRO #8389

Young man sees strange animal running down road under streetlight

27 March 2004 about 11:30 at night Salem, Washtenaw County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness, age 12, was sitting alone on a couch at home late at night waiting for a parent to return. The witness claims a small black figure about 3 to 4 feet tall ran down the dirt road in front of the house with long swinging arms and a hunched posture. Frightened, the witness ran upstairs and stayed there until the parent arrived.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: 3 to 4 feet tall
Arms src: long arms swaying back and forth
Gait src: running
Posture src: hunched like the hunch back of Notre Dame
Age / size src: baby
Other features src: black figure

Facts & provenance

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Date	27 March 2004 Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 11:30 at night Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Salem, Washtenaw County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	42.41, -83.58 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8389 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	sitting on couch waiting for father to come home Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a black figure Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8389 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness's father searched the area after the incident but found no footprints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness's mother and planned to stay in touch to monitor for further activity.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8389 Primary

Published 2004-03-28 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 9efad476f4b5

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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