Class A First-hand BFRO #43598

Early morning sighting through binoculars while bird watching in Waterton National Park

17 June 2011 just after first-light Waterton, Alberta 1 witness

Account

The witness reports going to the Cameron Lake area at dawn to birdwatch and scanning a scree slope with optics. A large dark-brown bipedal animal came out of a treeline and crossed the slope quickly before ducking behind a boulder and not reappearing. The witness remained about an hour trying to see it leave but did not see it again.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: perhaps seven and a half feet tall
Build src: large and bulky
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: scraggy, unkempt
Face src: face not observed
Arms src: long, swinging but not overly so
Legs src: short, walked on two legs
Gait src: fluid walk with purpose, fast pace
Posture src: bipedal, walked on two legs
Other features src: bulky like a silverback gorilla with large shoulders and pectorals

Facts & provenance

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Date	17 June 2011 Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	just after first-light Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Waterton, Alberta Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	49.01, -114.02 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 43598 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	birdwatching Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large animal Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #43598 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Gary Cronin (BFRO)

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