Boy scouts see a tall creature walking fluidly while hiking at night
Account
Three camp counselors were walking a trail at night when the narrator saw a tall, dark bipedal figure moving across a slope on the far side of a stream about 50-60 ft away. The figure passed near the group without answering their shouts, and a companion heard a rock-clacking stepping sound as it moved toward the stream ahead of them. The frightened group retreated to trees, waited until about 1 a.m., then continued out armed with sticks, finding no tracks afterward.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 6-7 ft
- Build src
- stoutly built in torso, hips and thighs; proportional, firm, fit, not fat
- Hair colour src
- all one dark color
- Legs src
- wide thighs
- Gait src
- walked surely, quickly and quietly on two feet; twisted hips
- Posture src
- bipedal, walking on two feet
- Other features src
- high crown; curved, large buttock
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
7 July 1994
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 10 p.m. at night
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| Place |
Summit County, Utah
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| Map point |
40.8721, -110.9685 (± 39 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Summit County (GEOID 49043); the report gives only the county
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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 |
walking down a trail at night
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| Witness's word for it |
a hominid
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1951 Primary