Class A First-hand BFRO #2317

Witness spots a seven foot tall, brown creature in his headlights

30 August 1995 approximately midnight Lemhi County, Idaho 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on a road north of the Salmon River around midnight after dropping off companions. Headlights illuminated a brown upright animal about seven feet tall standing on the road. After about ten seconds the animal jumped agilely off the road down toward the narrow river bottom.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 feet tall
Hair colour src
brown in color
Eyes src
green in the headlights
Posture src
remained upright

Facts & provenance

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Date
30 August 1995
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
approximately midnight
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lemhi County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
45.1758, -113.8959 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2317 · gnis:398084 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Salmon'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Salmon', Lemhi)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving at night
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witness's word for it
an upright animal
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2317 · BFRO classification label

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