Class A First-hand BFRO #24405

Man tells of his scary encounter while traveling Route 66 in a snow storm

December 1973 dusk Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and spouse stopped their car on a snowy highway near Flagstaff to check a map. They saw a large fur-covered bipedal figure running toward their car from behind. The driver drove away as the figure closed to within about 15 feet and continued to chase the car before falling behind.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: near 10 feet tall
Build src: large, bulky
Hair colour src: black and brown, almost black
Face src: covered with same color fur as body, almost black, maybe a little lighter
Arms src: long, unusually long
Legs src: unusually long
Gait src: running on two feet
Posture src: on 2 legs, bipedal
Clothing src: no clothes observed
Other features src: large head, pyramid shaped but rounded on top, sloping toward shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 1973 Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	dusk Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Flagstaff, Coconino County, Arizona Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	35.24, -111.86 (± 17 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 24405 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	stopped on roadside to check map while driving in snowstorm Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	huge manlike figure Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #24405 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Lyle McKinley (BFRO)

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BFRO report #24405 Primary

Published 2008-08-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d21a83e4d88e

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