Class A First-hand BFRO #1241

Two gov't geologists witness hominoid creature cross road about 30 min. east of Yellowstone Park's East Gate

May 1978 1:45 am About 30 Minutes East Of The East Gate To Yellowstone NP, Park County, Wyoming 2 witnesses

Account

Two geologists driving at night toward Yellowstone saw a large upright shaggy figure in their high beams as it climbed from a roadside ditch. The figure glanced at the vehicle, then crossed the highway in a few long strides, grasped the guardrail, and descended into a culvert out of sight. The witnesses stopped briefly then drove on to the park entrance, waiting until morning to compare independent written accounts.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 to 7.5 ft
Build src: 600 to 800 pounds, heavy and powerful looking, broad shoulders, full chest
Hair colour src: dark brown
Hair length src: long shaggy
Face src: no snout or protrusion, large open nostrils, partly covered with long hair
Eyes src: yellow/gold reflection like a dog's
Arms src: longer than a human reaching to knee length, heavily muscled shoulders
Hands src: large and long fingered, hairy backs
Legs src: long powerful muscular thighs, big human-like knees, thick muscular calves
Feet src: proportionate to body, soles hairless-looking and very dark
Gait src: extraordinarily long and fluid strides
Posture src: standing completely and comfortably upright
Other features src: rather blocky yet elongated head slightly domed on top, thick short neck, square longer torso and hips, head merging into neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 1978 Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	1:45 am Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	About 30 Minutes East Of The East Gate To Yellowstone NP, Park County, Wyoming Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	44.50, -109.68 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1241 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to Yellowstone for summer employment Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large dark shaggy figure Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1241 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #1241 Primary

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