Parked trucker has frightening early morning encounter off I-90 near Wallace
Account
The witness parked his semi off the freeway to sleep around 3 a.m. with the truck off and windows open. He felt the truck shaken gently and then violently, then saw a large hairy upright creature take two strides into nearby young trees. He smelled a bad odor and heard it leaving, then drove away without stopping until Montana.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- much taller than a normal man
- Build src
- heavy-set
- Hair colour src
- dark brown with reddish tinge
- Hands src
- big hands
- Gait src
- moved very quickly and easily
- Posture src
- upright
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- covered all over with hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 1996
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| Time of day |
about 3:00 am
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| Place |
Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
Stated
BFRO report #23521
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.51, -116.00 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 23521 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
parking to sleep in truck
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark reddish brown creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Nancy L. Jones (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #23521 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference