Sighting by a school group on summer field trip
Account
During a multi-day school hiking trip, the witness was with the lead group returning along a beach when a large black hairy biped was seen at a stream, bent over and reaching into the water. After the group watched it move toward the ocean, someone shouted Bigfoot, at which point it stood upright, looked at the group briefly, then walked back into the forest. Teachers later told students it was a naked camper and told them to drop the subject.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- impression of very tall creature, exact height unknown
- Build src
- large in mass
- Hair colour src
- black
- Gait src
- strode
- Posture src
- partially bent over, then stood straight up
- Other features src
- bipedal, hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 July 1984
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| Place |
Clallam Bay, Clallam County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #930
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.16, -124.73 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 930 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking back to camp from a tide-pool day trip
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| Witness's word for it |
black hairy bipedal creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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After the sighting teachers went to the creek, conferred at the scene, then told students it was a naked camper and to drop the subject.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #930 Primary
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