Family members see large, hairy bi-ped walking along mountain road
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.
What was reported
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Sightings
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
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
12:30 a.m., dark starry night
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| Place |
Eden, Liberty, Weber County, Utah
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| Map point |
41.3062, -111.8038 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Eden CDP (GEOID 4921990), matched from nearest town 'Eden, Liberty'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home over mountain divide at night
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- BFRO Investigator (BFRO)
An investigator phoned the witnesses' residence and interviewed two companions about the sighting.
An investigator phoned the main witness and recorded additional details about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #5813 Primary