Class A First-hand BFRO #16870

Daylight sighting by motorist of a juvenile north of Whitehall

12 August 1997 near dusk, around 5:30 Whitehall, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving slowly on a wooded back road at dusk when headlights caught eyes in a tree beside the road. A small hair-covered figure dropped from a branch, landed crouched without fully standing, then ran on two legs up a ravine. The witness estimated the whole event lasted about 30 seconds.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
4-4.5 feet
Hair colour src
reddish brown
Face src
covered in hair
Eyes src
a pair of eyes
Gait src
ran on two legs
Posture src
crouched position, did not full stand
Age / size src
child
Other features src
body covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 August 1997
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
near dusk, around 5:30
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Whitehall, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.40, -91.32 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16870 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on a back road
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a child bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #16870 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Paul Schnabel (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record additional details and noted no odor, sound, or tracks were observed.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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