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Class A First-hand BFRO #59472

Husband and wife see large upright figure leap from road around midnight on Freezeout Saddle near Clarkia

August 2006 near midnight Clarkia, Shoshone County, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were sleeping in their truck on a mountain ridgeline when they felt strongly uneasy and decided to drive down. A short distance downhill they saw a large brown furry figure in the trail briefly before it left the trail into the trees, bending a small fir. The witness searched with a flashlight but saw and heard nothing further and felt the animal might be hiding nearby, so they left the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing Silhouette

Described appearance

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Height src
8 to 10 feet tall
Build src
large and thick
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
maybe four to six inches
Gait src
leaped in a smooth fluid motion
Posture src
upright on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2006
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
near midnight
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Clarkia, Shoshone County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.02, -116.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 59472 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving downhill from campsite at night
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
very large creature
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #59472 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to clarify details of the camping trip and road sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #59472 Primary
    Published 2018-05-19 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 8b76781dad66
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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