Class A First-hand BFRO #5813

Family members see large, hairy bi-ped walking along mountain road

15 September 1997 12:30 a.m., dark starry night Eden, Liberty, Weber County, Utah 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding in a car with two relatives driving back over a mountain pass late at night. They encountered a tall, dark, hairy figure walking on and across the road. After a companion shouted at it from the car, the figure kept walking without changing pace and left the road up into the mountains.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 to 8 ft tall
Build src
tall and skinny, not big and heavy duty
Hair colour src
very dark, dark colored
Gait src
kinda lazy like, rhythmatic saunter, nonchalantly, didn't change pace
Posture src
wasn't hunched over
Other features src
hairy, not excessively hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 1997
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
12:30 a.m., dark starry night
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Eden, Liberty, Weber County, Utah
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.3062, -111.8038 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #5813 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Eden CDP (GEOID 4921990), matched from nearest town 'Eden, Liberty'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home over mountain divide at night
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #5813 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
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Follow-up

An investigator phoned the witnesses' residence and interviewed two companions about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator phoned the main witness and recorded additional details about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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