Class A First-hand BFRO #28308

Man has a close encounter with a large, upright creature in a swamp near Big Lake

June 2009 night, 9 to 11 Big Lake, Skagit County, Washington 1 witness

Account

After fishing, the witness sat on the bed of his truck at a parking area above a swamp at night. He watched a dark figure with shining eyes approach to within about 10 yards. After he whistled to announce his presence, the figure stood upright on two legs and retreated while watching him, tripped and got back up, then disappeared behind trees. He left immediately and did not return for some time.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: 2 or 3 feet lower than 9-10 foot eye level
Hair colour src: uniformly dark in color
Eyes src: bluish white, like starlight
Legs src: walking on two legs
Gait src: walked off slowly looking over its shoulder
Posture src: hunched over, then stood upright on two legs, like a person
Other features src: dark, shadowy figure

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2009 Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night, 9 to 11 Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Big Lake, Skagit County, Washington Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	48.31, -122.22 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28308 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	sitting on truck bed eating a snack after fishing Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	an animal walking on two legs Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #28308 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Tyler Bounds (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and later met him at the encounter site.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #28308 Primary

Published 2010-09-27 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 9d6cf4c2f23f

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“3 reports within 3 miles of the swamp”
Not in the Anomadex yet