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Class A First-hand BFRO #13061

Man recalls his daylight sighting as a young fisherman on the Yukon River

8 August 1978 early morning around 8am Whitehorse, Yukon 1 witness

Account

The witness, then 15, was walking to a fishing spot along the Yukon River when a tall dark figure was seen about 200 feet away near trees. The witness hid behind a utility shed and watched the figure hop with legs apart and wave its arms around an aspen tree without sound, then try to pull itself up on a branch that snapped loudly. The witness then kept the shed between himself and the figure and ran away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Physical traces

Tree break

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour Possible hoax

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Build src
rather thin
Hair colour src
dark (black)
Arms src
'flailing' around
Legs src
about shoulder width apart
Gait src
prancing or hopping
Posture src
bi-pedal
Other features src
ape-like

Facts & provenance

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Date
8 August 1978
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early morning around 8am
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Whitehorse, Yukon
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
60.37, -134.48 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13061 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking to a river fishing spot
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a tall dark (black) rather thin figure
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #13061 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Christopher Lau (BFRO)
Follow-up

A few days later the witness returned with a friend to look for the broken branch, donor tree, or footprints but found nothing.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness at length about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #13061 Primary
    Published 2005-11-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 478bc877766d
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization