Class A First-hand BFRO #58621

Ongoing activity including a late night sighting at a home east of Vestaburg

October 2017 around 2am Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan 2 witnesses

Account

Around 2 a.m. on a clear night in late October, the witness heard growls and other noises outside his home and went out with a flashlight to investigate. He reported a strong dead-animal odor, movement across the road, and green eyeshine, then watched a tall dark bipedal animal cross the road into his woods and viewed it at close range in the treeline before retreating to the house. He reported hearing noises through the rest of the night and finding a few tracks afterward.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing Silhouette Eyeshine

Sounds

Vocalization Whoop Growl Footsteps Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Tracks

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src: about 7 feet tall
Build src: muscular with wide shoulders
Hair colour src: dark brown or blackish
Hair length src: about four or five inches long, longer toward the neck
Face src: flat face close to human face, flat nose, covered with short hair
Eyes src: large bright green eyes, set wide
Arms src: reached past the waist
Posture src: bipedal, crouched behind tree then stood

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 2017 Stated BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 2am Stated BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Vestaburg, Montcalm County, Michigan Stated BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	43.39, -84.89 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 58621 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	investigating strange noises outside at night Derived BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	a tall dark brown bipedal creature Stated BFRO report #58621 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #58621 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Whisnant (BFRO)

Tracks

Few tracks found after main sighting

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Follow-up

An investigator visited the witness's home and interviewed the witness and relatives for over an hour.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #58621 Primary

Published 2017-12-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5101e6d35fe0

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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