Motorist observes animal cross the road in front of him
Account
The witness was driving at night with two companions when a large creature crossed the road in front of the vehicle from left to right, visible in the headlights for about six to eight seconds. The driver stopped at the crossing spot but the creature was gone and was not seen again. The witness described a tall greyish figure with very long arms, a thick torso and an apelike forehead that briefly turned its upper body toward the vehicle while walking.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- well over height of tall man, seven to eight feet
- Build src
- thick torso, well built with little body fat
- Hair colour src
- greyish, grayish brown
- Face src
- slanted back apelike forehead
- Arms src
- very long arms
- Gait src
- walking with long deliberate like strides
- Other features src
- neanderthal looking, turned upper body to look
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 January 1969
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 3 a.m.
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| Place |
Hope B.C., British Columbia
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| Map point |
49.3800, -121.4414 (± 15 km)
Canadian Geographical Names Database district municipality 'Hope', Yale Division Yale Land District, matched from nearest town 'Hope B.C.' read as 'hope' (spelling match)
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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 at night with two companions
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| Witness's word for it |
A creature,definitely not a bear and even more definitely not a human
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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BFRO report #10119 Primary