Class A First-hand BFRO #24806

Motorists recount incident on the side of a highway near the BC-Alberta border

15 August 1978 night, about 11pm Don't Know, British Columbia 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and companions had pulled to the side of a road to sleep in their car late at night. After hearing a slap or thump on the roof, the witness looked out and saw a tall, hair-covered biped running across the road toward the woods, lit by passing headlights. The group then left to sleep at a truck stop instead.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Interaction

Vehicle contact

Described appearance

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Height src: bigger than a regular man, but less than 7 feet tall
Build src: not bulky
Hair colour src: brownish
Gait src: running
Posture src: on two feet, man-like
Other features src: hairy, man-like, reminded them of an ape

Facts & provenance

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Date	15 August 1978 Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	night, about 11pm Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Don't Know, British Columbia Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	50.58, -118.19 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 24806 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	pulling over to sleep in car while traveling Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a hairy, man-like thing Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #24806 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Gary Cronin (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #24806 Primary

Published 2008-09-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c90cc89a68df

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“an article of a sighting in BC”
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