Former Highway patrol officer witnesses a Sasquatch cross the road behind him.
Account
The witness was driving north on Highway 95 in the early morning hours en route to a business appointment in the Coeur d'Alene and Hayden area. He looked in his rearview mirror and saw a large, man-like creature walking across the roadway behind his vehicle. He turned around and returned to the crossing location, but the creature had disappeared into dense vegetation.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Gait src
- walking
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- man looking
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1996
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning hours
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| Place |
Hayden, Kootenai County, Idaho
Stated
BFRO report #2315
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.7685, -116.8012 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hayden city (GEOID 1636370), matched from nearest town 'Hayden'
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving northbound on Highway 95 to a business appointment
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| Witness's word for it |
large unidentified man looking creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2315 Primary