Possible encounter in darkness outside Cle Elem
Account
A group of four was camped overnight in a remote riverside campground. About 3 a.m. the witness, sleeping in a vehicle, woke to rustling and watched a large dark figure hunched over the picnic table going through bags and trash from about 15 feet away. Companions in tents heard rustling and grunting. In the morning there was no scattered trash, but a charcoal bag showed marks and some contents missing.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- tall, could not put a number on it
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- black
- Posture src
- hunched over picnic table, leaning on bench seating
- Other features src
- biped-like dexterity, too large to be a black bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 August 2017
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| Time of day |
about 3 a.m.
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| Place |
Cle Elum WA, Kittitas County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #69553
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.22, -120.94 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 69553 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping overnight and sleeping in a vehicle
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| Witness's word for it |
a large black mass
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Jeff Sidebottom (BFRO)
Bag of charcoal briquets disturbed with marks and some missing
An investigator telephoned the witness, who added no new detail but said the reach across the table ruled out a bear and that no tracks were found with only charcoal disturbed.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #69553 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference