BFRO #1271: Six foot tall or taller, black creature was observed leaping into the air and disappearing into the trees on a bike trail near the Des Moines River

📍 Location

📝 Description

I heard the deer coming toward me over to my left. I was going down the trail and the deer was coming in the opposite direction about a hundred feet over to my left. He kept looking over his right shoulder at something. I wondered what he was looking at and I lifted my head a little and that is when I saw the thing. At first I thought it was a human being. I mean it had a head, shoulders, arms and legs, chest. It saw me at a distance of about three hundred feet and when it saw me it kind of hunkered down. I have seen deer do the same sort of thing when they are preparing to take flight. After hunkering down, it made a 90 degree turn and leaped and bounded through the air. Both feet were off the ground. It made another 90 degree left turn and disappeared among the trees. I could see the blackness disappearing behind and among the trees as it left. The total viewing time was no more than 3 seconds. It left in a big hurry. It was tall, about 6 feet or a little taller, black, slim and quick. I mean it was quicker than a deer. Imagine an Olympic class sprinter cooking off a hundred yard dash. Multiply that quickness by a factor of 2 or 3. It was incredibly quick, quicker than a deer.

🔍 Circumstances

I was not the only one to see this thing. A deer saw it and it saw it first. That deer was in a BIG hurry to leave the area.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

5:00 in the afternoon. Snow on the ground, maybe an inch. Plenty of light. The creature stood out plainly against the background of snow on the ground and tree trunks.

ℹ️ Additional Details

5:00 in the afternoon. Snow on the ground, maybe an inch. Plenty of light. The creature stood out plainly against the background of snow on the ground and tree trunks.

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