Class A First-hand BFRO #821

a family reports repeated encounters on their farm. (From newspaper articles.)

September 1981 Friday evening/night Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan 3 witnesses

Account

Two young family members went to the barn after dark to check animals and one touched fur in the dark and then saw a tall furry biped with red eyes. The creature followed as they left the barn without harming them. An older relative then confronted it with a shotgun, fired in the air, and it ran into the woods making a noise.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 6 feet; 6 or 7 feet 6
Build src
big
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
about one inch thick
Eyes src
bright red
Arms src
real long
Gait src
walking
Posture src
stood on two legs
Other features src
matted and dirty fur

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
September 1981
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Friday evening/night
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Yale, St. Clair County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
43.1283, -82.7976 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #821 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Yale city (GEOID 2689000), matched from nearest town 'Yale'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
doing chores/checking animals in barn
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large, hairy creature
Stated BFRO report #821 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #821 · 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.

Follow-up

Authorities took a report of the Friday incident that omitted mention of an animal and suggested a small common animal may have been felt.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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