Man startles creature while mountain biking near Chelan
Account
The witness was riding a mountain bike alone on a trail northwest of Chelan in the morning. After rounding a bend, the witness saw a tall, dark-brown, long-haired bipedal animal running away through the forest for about 10-15 seconds. The witness stopped and then searched where it crossed, but found no clear tracks on the trail and no hair or broken vegetation.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approx 8 ft
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- Dark brown
- Hair length src
- longhaired
- Arms src
- swayed much like a human's arms would, when running
- Gait src
- running rapidly in a bi-pedal manner
- Posture src
- bi-pedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
27 August 2008
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
approx 9:00 am
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| Place |
Chelan, Chelan County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #25280
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
47.8443, -120.0136 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Chelan city (GEOID 5311615), matched from nearest town 'Chelan'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding a mountain bike alone
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| Witness's word for it |
tall (approx 8 ft), Dark brown, longhaired animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Derek Freel (BFRO)
Tracks off the trail described as showing poorly in dense vegetation; no tracks found on the trail and no hair or broken vegetation found.
An investigator spoke with the witness in detail about the report and noted background and an added detail about arm movement.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25280 Primary