Creature observed running on hind legs
Account
The witness group had set up camp and walked up the mountain to scout for an upcoming elk hunt. From about 200 yards away in an open spot they watched a large black creature running away upright on two legs at high speed. The witness noted experience hunting black bears and stated the creature was not a bear or any known animal, estimating it at about 8 feet tall.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- around 8 feet tall
- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- black
- Gait src
- running away at a fast pace, gliding along
- Posture src
- running on hind legs, upright
- Other features src
- bear-looking but not a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
25 July 1998
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|---|---|
| Place |
San Juan County, Colorado
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| Map point |
37.75, -107.77 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 1374 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
scouting for elk hunting area
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| Witness's word for it |
big black bear looking creature
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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.
An investigator camped overnight at the reported location, heard a loud exhaling sound near the tent, saw nothing with night vision, and found no tracks the next morning.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1374 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference