2023-12-28
Reported event
Michelle T. reports briefly observing a large distant figure across a creek and railway track while hiking in winter. Her husband is said to have seen it as well, but no separate statement was examined.
Witness · firsthand source review · November 5, 2026
Michelle T. — Colorado
Michelle T. reports briefly observing a large distant figure across a creek and railway track while hiking in winter. Her husband is said to have seen it as well, but no separate statement was examined.
Developing Witness Record
Research record
At a glance
- Reported encounter
- 2023-12-28 · about 3:25 p.m.
- General location
- Barr Trail area near Manitou Springs, Colorado (county attribution unresolved between BFRO listings)
- Source
- BFRO Report 82711, original published witness account
- Source submission
- 2026-10-19 (not necessarily publication date)
- Observation modality
- Visual: distant shadowy figure in poor winter visibility
- Independent corroboration
- Not established
Firsthand observation
What the witness says
In her first-person published account, Michelle T. says that she and her husband were descending Barr Trail when both noticed a large shadowy figure moving near railway tracks on the other side of a creek. She states the figure was not visible when they looked back. She describes cold, snowy conditions and a later photograph of the area that does not show the figure.
Attribution is not authentication
This record preserves what a traceable firsthand witness reports. It does not establish a Sasquatch species or validate the cause of the report.
Research boundaries
Interpretations and alternatives
Reported interpretation: The report describes an anomalous distant silhouette. The identity and physical size of the figure have not been verified; neither disappearing from view nor an inaccessible position establishes extraordinary behavior.
Conventional alternatives and missing evidence: A distant person, animal, poor contrast, winter weather or terrain occlusion cannot be excluded from the report alone. The referenced selfie does not capture the figure.
Co-witness assessment: Husband reportedly observed the same figure; no independent statement from him reviewed, so corroboration is not independently established.
Event and source dates
Chronology
2026-10-19
BFRO submission
Witness-reported material was submitted to the BFRO; the source submission is not an established independent publication or observation date.
Original source provenance
Read and verify the original account
Read BFRO Report 82711 at its original publisher ↗
- OBSERVED: distant figure on opposite side of the creek
- OTHER WITNESSES: claimed husband co-witness
- TIME AND CONDITIONS: winter overcast, snow
- Source geography: detailed report identifies Teller County while recent-additions listing identifies El Paso County; SRO withholds county
Research checked November 5, 2026. Only an attributed, copyright-safe summary is hosted here. Original text, recordings and precise coordinates are not rehosted.
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