Possible daytime sightings by expedition attendees near Mt. Adams
Account
The witness and a companion walked into a meadow off an old logging road mid-afternoon after the companion made calls. While scanning the treeline the witness saw a large, silent figure move quickly left to right through trees, noting a hand and long straggly hair, then a second broader flash before losing sight. They radioed camp, waited and watched, and saw a deer approach closely then bolt screaming toward the woods; a later search with others found nothing further that day.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- between 8 ½’ to 9’ tall
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Hair length src
- long
- Hands src
- hand
- Gait src
- ran quickly
- Posture src
- standing near a tree
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- straggly, knotted hair that did not lift away from body while running
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 June 2014
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 3-3:30pm
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| Place |
Cougar, Skamania County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #45899
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.0493, -122.3034 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Cougar CDP (GEOID 5315010), matched from nearest town 'Cougar'
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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 |
walking through a meadow midday
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| Witness's word for it |
something big and fast
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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
- Cindy & Jerod Caddell (BFRO)
GPS distance from witness position to tree and height estimate from recreation with tall model
Measurements: 143’ distance; 8 ½’ to 9’ estimated height
Investigators returned the next day to recreate positions and movements using a tall model and GPS measurements.
Expedition members and investigators searched the area on foot and with a vehicle-mounted thermal imager with no further sightings or evidence found at that time.
Investigators returned the next day to recreate positions and movements using a tall model and GPS measurements.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #45899 Primary