Bigfoot sighting near Alpena, Michigan
18 Sep 1998 · Alpena, Michigan, United States
A bird hunter with his son near Alpena, Michigan, saw a dark brown upright creature about seven feet tall run through the woods for about three seconds in September 1998.
Facts
- Reported as
- While bird hunting in the woods witness observed " something " dark brown, seven feet tall, running extremely fast through the woods.
- Date
- 18 Sep 1998
- Place
- Alpena, Michigan, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 45.106, -83.524
- Located within
- 8.0 km
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 55 m (180 ft)
- Duration
- 3 s
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- running
- In the account
- felt fear, firearm present, hunting season, ruled out bear, silent movement, swamp or marsh, very fast, very tall
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible vocalizations heard from woods on a family farm outside Alpena
- Photographs taken of a possible trackway on property west of Alpena
- Air National Guardsman describes being ushered out of the woods culminating in a nighttime sighting from his car near the Presque Isle Lighthouse
- Fisherman recalls being startled by late night encounter on Fletcher Pond near Hillman
- Possible sighting and vocalizations heard by a young man near Hillman
- Woman remembers childhood sighting near Rogers City
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