Class A First-hand BFRO #21563

Childhood Sighting Near a House in the Okanagan

July 1974 around 0500, early morning Withheld, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

Early one summer morning in 1974, the witness, then a child, looked out a bedroom window overlooking Okanagan Lake and saw a very tall, dark, thick-bodied figure standing by the house's sliding glass door. After standing motionless briefly, the figure turned and walked across the lawn into the orchard and out of sight. No one else in the house saw it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: close to eight feet or higher
Build src: thick
Hair colour src: very dark
Hair length src: long on body, shorter on head
Arms src: hung by side
Posture src: stooped slightly forward
Other features src: head coned or sloped towards back

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1974 Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 0500, early morning Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Withheld, British Columbia Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	49.73, -119.81 (± 5 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 21563 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	waking early and looking out bedroom window Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	very tall and large 'animal' Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #21563 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Blaine McMillan (BFRO)

Other

The witness submitted a sketch of the property showing what took place.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness for over an hour about the incident.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The witness submitted a sketch of the property showing what took place.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #21563 Primary

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