Hiking deaf Boy Scouts have midday sighting near Cape Horn Lake
Account
A group of six scouts hiking toward a third lake on a midday break claimed an encounter with a biped. Three of the group saw a tall, broad, brownish-haired biped cross the trail from left to right about 75 feet ahead in one to two seconds. The three were shaken and described the same appearance to the other three, who had been engaged in sign conversation and had not seen it. The group approached the crossing site by a small meadow but found nothing further.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- broad, tall and agile
- Hair colour src
- brownish
- Legs src
- massive and quick
- Gait src
- walked swiftly on two feet almost like humans
- Posture src
- upright on two feet
- Age / size src
- huge
- Other features src
- covered in brownish thick hair
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
July 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around noon
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| Place |
Stanley, Custer County, Idaho
Stated
BFRO report #3085
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
44.2118, -114.9341 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Stanley city (GEOID 1676780), matched from nearest town 'Stanley'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
exploring lakes during scout camp break
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| Witness's word for it |
huge two-footed creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #3085 Primary