Sasquatch sighting near Battle Ground, Washington (1982)
Account
As a small child playing with other children on the edge of a rented wooded property, the witness saw a large figure watching from behind a tree. The witness gathered the other children and brought back two adults, who approached the tree with guns. The figure was described as much larger than the adults, with broad shoulders and hairy arms.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- ten feet
- Build src
- shoulders broader than tree, four or five feet shoulder width
- Hair colour src
- brown amber reddish color
- Face src
- looked like a monkey
- Arms src
- hairy, hair hanging down from arms
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1982–1983
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|---|---|
| Place |
Battle Ground, Washington
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| Map point |
45.7768, -122.5410 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Battle Ground city (GEOID 5304475), matched from nearest town 'Battle Ground'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing in woods with other children
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| Witness's word for it |
somebody or something
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 602 Podcast Interview
The report refers to
- “Missing Four one one”Not in the Anomadex yet