Driver has sighting in early evening west of Shermans Pass
Account
The witness was driving west on the highway in the late afternoon when he came around a curve and saw a large dark creature at the guardrail on the right. The creature stood upright, turned its head to look at him, then turned and leapt feet-first off the embankment out of sight. The witness believed it was not a bear because of its flat face, wide shoulders, and upright movement over the guardrail.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- a little better than four feet above the top of the guard rail
- Build src
- wide at the shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black or very dark brown
- Face src
- too flat, not long like a bear's nose
- Gait src
- leaped rear feet first off the edge
- Posture src
- stood almost fully erect
- Age / size src
- very large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 September 2004
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 5:30 in the afternoon
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| Place |
Republic, Ferry County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #9286
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.6488, -118.7330 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Republic city (GEOID 5357850), matched from nearest town 'Republic'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving west on the highway returning from a medical appointment
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| Witness's word for it |
very large black or very dark brown creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Very large footprints reported near the road at the site
Measurements: about a size seventeen
A friend visited the site a couple days later and reported large footprints near the road and a landing spot down the embankment.
A friend visited the site a couple days later and reported large footprints near the road and a landing spot down the embankment.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #9286 Primary