Daylight sighting by motorists near the town of Big Lake
Account
The witness was coasting in a car with four children on a mountain dirt road in the afternoon when they rounded a bend. An almost-black figure partway across the road heading uphill paused to look at the car, then ran bipedally downhill into thick brush and disappeared. Three of the five occupants saw the brief sighting.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Gait src
- ran
- Posture src
- on two legs
- Other features src
- almost black, with no variation in color
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
May 1980
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon
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| Place |
Big Lake, Skagit County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #12916
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.36, -121.87 (± 15 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 12916 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving with children
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Derek Freel (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12916 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference