Backpackers hear growls, knocking and observe two large, hairy bipeds at Surprise Lake
Account
The witness and a companion were camped at Surprise Lake at dusk when they heard patterned knocks and rock-on-tree sounds. After the witness threw a rock against a tree and heard a similar sound returned, they saw a large brownish-red animal squatted and swaying behind a tree upslope. They attempted blurry photos while knocks were heard from behind the camp and from the animal's direction before leaving at first light.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large shoulders
- Hair colour src
- brownish red
- Face src
- large head with large brow line and nose
- Posture src
- squatted down peeking from behind tree
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- nose and upper lip lighter color than rest
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
13 June 2012
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| Time of day |
dusk, between 7 and 9
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| Place |
Silverthorne, Summit County, Colorado
Stated
BFRO report #42602
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
39.81, -106.30 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 42602 with published 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 |
camping and sitting in tent at lakeside camp
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| Witness's word for it |
large, brownish red animal
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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
- Scott Miles (BFRO)
blurry sport-camera photos, one said to show head if zoomed
An investigator interviewed the witnesses by phone, reviewed their blurry photo, noted no other people and undisturbed food, and planned a follow-up survey.
An investigator interviewed the witnesses by phone, reviewed their blurry photo, noted no other people and undisturbed food, and planned a follow-up survey.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #42602 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference