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Class B First-hand BFRO #16276

Multiple witnesses hear possible vocalizations near Darrington

13 October 2006 about 8:20 PM Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington 6 witnesses

Account

Six people sitting around a campfire heard a very close, loud two-part vocalization described as whooing/moaning followed after a pause by a booming scream, then heard something moving across the creek. No visual contact was reported. The next day witnesses found a freshly broken/twisted sapling and barefoot-like prints of multiple sizes in a sandy area and made casts of tracks.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream Whoop

Physical traces

Tracks Tree break Twist

Other senses

Movement only

Facts & provenance

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Date
13 October 2006
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 8:20 PM
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Darrington, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.22, -121.58 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16276 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
conversing around a campfire
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
whatever was making this sound
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #16276 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
David W Ellis (BFRO)
Tracks

Barefoot prints in sandy area at river edge, small with strange toes, with several sets in 3 or 4 sizes up to largest.

Measurements: small maybe 9"; 3 or 4 different sizes; largest about 17"

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Cast

Witnesses returned the next day and cast several of the tracks.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

Fresh sapling broken and twisted off with top section thrown onto rocks at river edge.

Measurements: broken at about 10 ft; top thrown about 15 ft away

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator met a witness at the site, viewed the fire pit and reported sound location, and spoke with three witnesses.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #16276 Primary
    Published 2006-10-16 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 0d2fd4bab99f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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