Class A First-hand BFRO #44474

Off roader testing his snow machine observes an “Oversized Gorilla” near Ashford

1 March 2014 about 4pm A Few Miles Away, Ashford, Pierce County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving an off-road vehicle up a snowy forest road in the afternoon when a large hairy biped crossed the road and went up the bank into the forest. The witness stopped and watched it disappear and saw nothing else for the rest of the trip. Later, while parked at the ridge top, the witness heard wood knocks estimated to be about a mile away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Sounds

Wood knock

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 ½ - 9 feet tall
Hair colour src: rusty-brown
Hair length src: long at elbows, back and shoulders
Arms src: long hair at elbows
Gait src: loping gait with long strides
Posture src: biped
Other features src: hair on top of head pointed

Facts & provenance

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Date	1 March 2014 Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 4pm Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	A Few Miles Away, Ashford, Pierce County, Washington Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.78, -121.96 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 44474 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	testing off-road vehicle repair on snow run Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	large hairy biped creature Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #44474 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Scott Taylor (BFRO)

Follow-up

Investigator interviewed the witness two weeks later, identified the likely location, and determined a site visit would yield no evidence after snowmelt.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #44474 Primary

Published 2014-03-02 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 5cbe2775b155

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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