Incident #1001490
Shoup, Lemhi Cty, Idaho
Aug 1998
Account
Driving on the North Fork Road beside the Salmon River approximately two miles West of Panther Creek, about midnight, James Lotan caught in the headlights abrown animal, 7 feet tall, with eyes that shone green. It stood still for about 10 seconds, then jumped down into the river bottom.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 30 1995
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- midnight
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Idaho
- County
- Lemhi Cty
- Nearest Town
- Shoup
- Direction from Town
- West Northwest
- Distance from Town
- 10
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 35
- Latitude
- 4519--
- Longitude
- 11425--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- water
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Exact Terrain
- road
- Slope
- valley bottom, steep
- Slope Faced
- South
- Nearby Water
- river
- Distance to Water
- close
- Cover
- heavy
- General
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- BFRO post from James Eric Christopher Lotan
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- OCT 29 1997
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected green
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- jumped, went down slope
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- seated
- Making Noise Y/N
- Yes
- No of witnesses
- 1