Class A First-hand BFRO #15630

Miner reports pre-dawn road crossing near Silverton

April 1989 about 5:30 a.m., dark before sunrise Silverton CO., San Juan County, Colorado 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving alone to work before dawn when headlights illuminated a tall upright figure descending an embankment and crossing the highway. The figure paused briefly in front of a warning sign, looked toward the vehicle, then went over the opposite embankment out of view. The witness slowed briefly then left in fear and later returned in daylight to find large indentations descending the embankment.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: not less than 9 to 10 feet tall
Build src: massive, very muscular like a bodybuilder, estimated 800 pounds
Hair colour src: dark brown or almost black with slightly lighter reddish tinge
Hair length src: long, possibly 6-8 inches on forearms and back of upper arms
Face src: hair on face, not heavily bearded, skin very dark almost black
Eyes src: orangish-red eyeshine, piercing gaze, skin around eyes very dark
Arms src: very long, about 2/3 of entire size, reaching to just above knee
Hands src: fingertips reaching to just above the knee
Legs src: shorter than arms
Gait src: walked upright the whole time with very large steps
Posture src: slightly hunched over leaning forward, slightly slouched forward above mid back
Other features src: apparently no neck or could not turn neck, turned entire upper body to look

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1989 Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 5:30 a.m., dark before sunrise Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Silverton CO., San Juan County, Colorado Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.84, -107.72 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 15630 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to work Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #15630 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

5 or 6 large heel-like indentations in a row descending the steep east embankment, seen on return visit in daylight

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator discussed the incident with the witness for almost two hours.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #15630 Primary

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