Fishermen encounter upright, slender animal near Lone Butte
Account
Two witnesses driving back from fishing in a national forest rounded a corner and saw a tall black upright figure crossing the road in front of them. It walked quickly uphill and disappeared within a few seconds. They stopped at the spot and found a large footprint, which they later videotaped and cast, and investigators later found additional impressions uphill.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8-8.5 feet tall
- Build src
- slender build
- Hair colour src
- totally black
- Face src
- no facial features detectable
- Eyes src
- did not appear to have eyes
- Arms src
- arms moved in pendulum manner like an ape
- Gait src
- walked fast, did not run
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- estimated weight in excess of 400 lbs
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2002
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
5:30 PM
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| Place |
Carson, Skamania County, Washington
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| Map point |
45.81, -121.91 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4738 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
returning from a fishing expedition
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| Witness's word for it |
entirely black upright creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Single large footprint found on roadside where creature left road
Measurements: about 12-13 inches long
Video recorded of three tracks found at site
Cast made of best track
Several additional impressions found uphill during site visit
The witnesses returned the next morning to cast prints and test the steep hillside the creature climbed.
The witnesses returned the next morning to cast prints and test the steep hillside the creature climbed.
Investigators met the witnesses and companions at the site to reenact viewing positions and searched uphill, finding additional impressions too poor to cast.
An investigator interviewed the two witnesses at length about the sighting and the tracks.
The witnesses returned the next morning to cast prints and test the steep hillside the creature climbed.
Investigators met the witnesses and companions at the site to reenact viewing positions and searched uphill, finding additional impressions too poor to cast.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4738 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference