Class A First-hand BFRO #56861

Visitor to a ranch has evening sighting near Priest River

26 December 2015 night, at least 8:00 Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho 1 witness

Account

The witness was outside a ranch house at night while taking a dog out. He noticed a large figure standing just beyond the tree line about 100 feet away and watched it for one to two minutes. The figure then moved quickly along the tree line and disappeared into the forest. The witness went back inside, and the next day found wind-distorted imprints in the snow in the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
eight feet tall
Build src
burly
Hair colour src
milky brown
Hair length src
three inches
Arms src
long arm holding onto the tree
Gait src
walked very fast with fluid arm swing
Posture src
stood watching
Other features src
rounded cone head sloped to shoulders, shoulders just under three feet wide

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 December 2015
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, at least 8:00
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Priest River, Bonner County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.20, -116.99 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 56861 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
taking the dog outside at night
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark figure
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #56861 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
Tracks

Wind-distorted imprints in snow found the next day at the site

Measurements: twice size-eleven boot length, two and one half times boot width; imprints two feet and more apart

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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