Class B Investigator summary BFRO #2315

Former Highway patrol officer witnesses a Sasquatch cross the road behind him.

June 1996 early morning hours Hayden, Kootenai County, Idaho 1 witness

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.

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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
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early morning hours
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hayden, Kootenai County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.7685, -116.8012 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2315 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hayden city (GEOID 1636370), matched from nearest town 'Hayden'
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving northbound on Highway 95 to a business appointment
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large unidentified man looking creature
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2315 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1996-07-15 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash bf3b9b184cd7
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