Class A First-hand BFRO #10510

Logger and granddaughter have brief sighting in the Selkirk Mountains

October 1969 About 4:00 PM Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding in a pickup with a relative scouting timber in a steep mountainous area when a large hairy upright animal crossed the road in front of the truck. The animal came down one bank, crossed in a few fast strides, and went down the opposite slope out of sight while brush broke behind it. The relative stopped and got out with a rifle but could not relocate it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: probably 7 or 8 feet tall
Build src: huge
Hair colour src: dark colored
Arms src: long arms that swung sort of in an exaggerated way
Gait src: ran fast in two or three strides
Posture src: upright while running on two legs
Other features src: hairy, not a bear

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1969 Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	About 4:00 PM Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	48.11, -116.06 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10510 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding in pickup scouting timber sale Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	huge hairy animal Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10510 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to confirm details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10510 Primary

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