Class A First-hand BFRO #10012

Night time encounter with parked trucker and wife near Post Falls

3 December 1988 about 1 AM Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife had pulled off the interstate late at night while trucking to rest and do paperwork. After stepping out of the truck, the witness came face to face with a giant hairy biped standing close by. He retreated to the truck, where his wife had watched through the windshield, and they watched and heard the creature move back into dense forest breaking branches.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
about nine feet high
Build src
thick and muscular
Hair colour src
dark
Hair length src
two to three inches long
Face src
dark skinned with wide nose, thick lips
Eyes src
big, brown intelligent eyes
Arms src
long and powerful
Hands src
human-like hands
Legs src
enormous thighs
Gait src
smooth, unhurried
Posture src
bipedal
Age / size src
giant
Other features src
no visible ears or male or female body parts

Facts & provenance

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Date
3 December 1988
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 1 AM
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Post Falls, Kootenai County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
47.71, -116.93 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10012 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
trucking and stopped to rest
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a giant
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10012 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Nancy L. Jones (BFRO)
Tree damage

branches 2 to 3 inches in diameter broken as creature departed

Measurements: 2 to 3 inches in diameter

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness for thirty-five minutes to collect additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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