Class A First-hand BFRO #4741

Four witnesses have encounter near McCall

16 August 1969 10pm McCall, Valley County, Idaho 4 witnesses

Account

Four people were parked in a car on a double date east of Payette Lake at night. A companion warned that something large had circled the car and was now in front of it. When the headlights were turned on, the group saw an upright figure covered in dense black fur standing at the edge of a clearing about 15 feet away. After a second or two it spun on its heels and ran into the woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about 6 feet tall
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
to the side
Gait src
dashed
Posture src
standing upright

Facts & provenance

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Date
16 August 1969
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10pm
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
McCall, Valley County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.92, -116.08 (± 11 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
parked in car on double date
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4741 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Roland Wolfe (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-08-05 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 6dc6066c599a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “many sightings over the years”
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