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Incident #1001209

Orofino, Clearwater Cty, Idaho

1976

Approximate location, as recorded.

When

Year
1976

Where

State / province
Idaho
County
Clearwater Cty
Nearest Town
Orofino
Direction from Town
East
Distance from Town
16
Population of Town
2500
Elevation/Altitude
25
Latitude
4629--
Longitude
1155---

What was seen

Individuals
one large, sex unknown
Total Individuals
1
Population Status
wild
First Seen
on
Terrain Object
road
Shot Hit
No

Witnesses

Witness(es) Sex
Male
Report type
1st person

Setting

Exact Terrain
road
Slope
valley bottom
Nearby Water
creek
General
none
Undergrowth
heavy
Undergrowth size
high
Undergrowth type
soft vegetation
General undergrowth
none

Source

Source
Orofino man phone call to Grover Krantz
Source Type
colleague
Source Date
AUG 16 1992
Source reliability
6
Incident reliablility
5
Jwg file date
NOV 1992
Incident type
1

Creature description

Hair Covered
presumed
Height
large
Posture
erect
Movement
running
Later Movement
crossed road, entered woods
Running Speed
fast
Movement re observer
across observer front
Position when first seen
erect

Witness

Sex
Male
Interviewer
Grover Krantz
Interview date
AUG 1992
Witness Saw with
naked eye
Observer Was
in car
Moving Y/N
Yes
Position
seated
Making Noise Y/N
Yes
Closest horizontal distance
close
Action on sighting
kept going
No of witnesses
1