Class B First-hand BFRO #15120

Man describes daylight sighting by father (elk hunter) near Clarkia

October 1972 a nice fall morning Clarkia Id., Benewah County, Idaho 1 witness

Account

In 1972 the father was hunting on a trail with the mother when he saw a large black hair-covered creature standing behind a small tree staring at him through his rifle scope. He watched it motionless for about a minute and a half before it disappeared from view, then left the area with the mother without telling her at the time. The father reportedly quit hunting and other outdoor activities afterward and rarely discussed the incident.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 10ft. tall
Build src: muscular with massive shoulders and massive chest
Hair colour src: coal black
Hair length src: long, shorter on the face area
Face src: shorter hair on face area
Eyes src: inhuman gaze
Hands src: large, thumb and index finger touching around tree
Posture src: standing upright behind small tree, motionless like a statue
Other features src: domed head, no neck with head set low between shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1972 Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	a nice fall morning Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Clarkia Id., Benewah County, Idaho Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point	47.06, -116.32 (± 8 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 15120 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a tall, black, muscular, hairy, creature Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #15120 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Caroline Curtis (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length by phone with the son about the height estimate and the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #15120 Primary

Published 2006-07-06 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash bfa133068f8a

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BFRO map layer Reference

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