Class A First-hand BFRO #23521

Parked trucker has frightening early morning encounter off I-90 near Wallace

May 1996 about 3:00 am Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho 1 witness

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.

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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
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 3:00 am
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Wallace, Shoshone County, Idaho
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.51, -116.00 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23521 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
parking to sleep in truck
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a dark reddish brown creature
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23521 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Nancy L. Jones (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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