Evening sighting from a fishing boat on Fools Hollow Lake near Show Low
Account
The witness was fishing alone from a boat when a storm approached and decided to head in. Near the lake edge the witness saw a large animal initially thought to be a bear drinking water. The animal then stood on two legs and walked into the woods with a long stride, after which the witness left the lake because of lightning.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7-8' tall
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Arms src
- longer arm length reaching towards mid thigh
- Legs src
- two hind legs
- Gait src
- walking with a very long stride
- Posture src
- with a hunch
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 2014
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Evening close to 5pm
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| Place |
Showlow, Navajo County, Arizona
Stated
BFRO report #47536
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing from a boat on a lake
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| Witness's word for it |
what I thought was a bear
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- TF Zamiski (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness twice by phone to review details of the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #47536 Primary
The report refers to
- “lots of stories of the mogollon monster described as a sasquatch creature roaming the mogollon rim”Not in the Anomadex yet