Class A First-hand BFRO #1671

Motorists spots a bigfoot

11 January 1980 around 5:00 am Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving to work early in the morning when she noticed a large animal in the middle of the highway. As she got closer it stood upright and left the roadway in only two steps into the woods. She was frightened and concluded the animal was a bigfoot, but did not tell anyone for several years.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Posture src
stood up
Age / size src
huge

Facts & provenance

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Date
11 January 1980
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 5:00 am
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.12, -122.10 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1671 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to work
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1671 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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