Possible Sighting by Deer Hunter in the Ottawa National Forest
Account
During the November 1996 deer season, the witness was walking back to camp just after dusk when he saw a dark, very large man-like silhouette standing in the trail about 50 yards ahead. After he spoke to it, the figure silently stepped off the trail into dense cover and vanished. He waited, then passed the spot with his rifle ready, and a next-day search found no sign because fresh snow had fallen.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx. 7 to 7 1/2 ft tall
- Build src
- very large, shoulders approx 3 1/2 ft wide
- Gait src
- stepped across trail into bush with no noise
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- dark silhouette
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
17 November 1996
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| Time of day |
just after dusk
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| Place |
Sidnaw, Iron County, Michigan
Stated
BFRO report #20579
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.28, -88.78 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 20579 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
walking back to camp
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| Witness's word for it |
a silhouette of what looked like a very large man
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Paul Schnabel (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, recording size and movement details and noting the remote setting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #20579 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference