Class A First-hand BFRO #58251

Wife and husband find tracks, have afternoon sighting near Hellroaring Ridge

9 September 2017 evening around 5:45-6:20 p.m., before dark Samuels, Bonner County, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

While driving in a gated area to bear hunt, the witness saw a tall black upright figure moving through saplings. On driving back through the same spot, the companion watched a similar tall black figure with wide shoulders and a rounded head for 15-20 seconds before it stepped behind a tree and vanished. Moments later the companion saw branches about seven feet high moving in a row as if something tall had run through.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
eight feet tall
Build src
shoulders three or more feet wide, massive
Hair colour src
black
Face src
no snout, no brown nose like a bear
Arms src
arms not seen
Posture src
upright, standing tall
Other features src
rounded head with no ears

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 September 2017
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
evening around 5:45-6:20 p.m., before dark
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Samuels, Bonner County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
48.45, -116.63 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 58251 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
bear hunting by vehicle
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #58251 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the couple by phone about the tracks and sighting behind locked gates.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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