Young ape-like creature seen squatting on a tree limb near Shingleton
Account
While driving slowly on a sandy forest road to find a fishing spot, the witness and a young passenger saw a small ape-like animal sitting on a tree limb off the road. The animal was described as hairy with a paler face and was watching the road and making eye contact. The driver continued past, turned around a short distance later, and returned to find the animal gone, while a third occupant of the vehicle had not seen it.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 28 to thirty inches tall if standing
- Hair colour src
- reddish, dark brown to black
- Hair length src
- 4 to 5 inches
- Face src
- monkey / humanoid, much lighter, with monkey nose, short chin and little beard
- Eyes src
- dark
- Arms src
- folded across the knees
- Hands src
- palms white like the face
- Posture src
- sitting on limb as human would squat
- Age / size src
- young, baby-sized
- Other features src
- no tail visible
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1993
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| Time of day |
1:00pm
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| Place |
Shingleton ,, Schoolcraft County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #22973
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.31, -86.52 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 22973 (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 |
driving looking for a fishing lake
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| Witness's word for it |
young ?? ape-like 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.
- Investigated by
- Caroline Curtis (BFRO)
The witness contacted the DNR, who said there were no loose-monkey reports in the area.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #22973 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference