Recollection of a road crossing at dusk while working as an MP on Fort Lewis
Account
While driving in a truck at twilight, the witness and a companion watched a large upright furry figure cross the road in a few long strides and disappear into the trees at the road edge. After stopping and getting out, they heard movement ahead in the woods, then a loud scream, and ran back to the truck while wailing continued behind them. They agreed they had encountered a bigfoot and returned the next day to find broken limbs but no footprints.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 8 feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark brown with patches of lighter colored hair
- Hair length src
- several inches long, shaggy and matted
- Face src
- gorilla-like but larger with prominent brow
- Arms src
- very long, fingers to just above knees
- Hands src
- long fingers reaching just above knees
- Gait src
- long lumbering gait
- Posture src
- walking upright, mildly stooped at shoulders
- Other features src
- large head with sagittal crest, black ears with hair above and below
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 September 1986
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
twilight, about 30-45 minutes before sundown
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| Place |
Dupont And Fort Lewis, Pierce County, Washington
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| Map point |
47.11, -122.60 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 32824 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving in truck on patrol route
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| Witness's word for it |
large fur covered animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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
- Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Several high limbs bent and broken, including a limb about six inches in diameter
Measurements: about six inches in diameter
Large impressions in forest duff found next day, with pine needle covering showing no footprints
The witness and companion returned the next day and found bent and broken limbs and impressions but no footprints.
The witness and companion returned the next day and found bent and broken limbs and impressions but no footprints.
The witness and companion returned the next day and found bent and broken limbs and impressions but no footprints.
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and reviewed the site via satellite imagery.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #32824 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference