Class A First-hand BFRO #45049

Two men have a close up sighting during road crossing outside Cle Elum at sunset

12 May 2014 8:15 pm Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were driving westbound near Cle Elum after an unsuccessful turkey hunt while scanning for deer and elk. They watched a very tall, lean, hair-covered figure emerge from the forest edge, approach the shoulder, look toward the passenger, and step onto the pavement behind their truck before disappearing. Both described extremely human-like movement and camouflaged brown, beige and grey hair.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: very tall
Build src: somewhat lean and almost lanky appearance
Hair colour src: dark brown and beige with dark grey peppered throughout
Face src: whole face was covered in hair
Eyes src: not completely distinguishable, but still evident
Arms src: lay its arms comfortably across the top of the shell
Gait src: steps seemed to precede the upper body
Other features src: not thick but somewhat thin in appearance

Facts & provenance

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Date	12 May 2014 Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	8:15 pm Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	47.19, -120.98 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 45049 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	returning from a turkey hunting trip Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this creature Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #45049 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dave Illig (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed both witnesses in detail about the roadside sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #45049 Primary

Published 2014-05-15 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash e954c0d065bb

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“This is the third insident within a year that has been reported”
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