Class A
First-hand
BFRO #1600
Civil War Reenactor sees bigfoot cross railroad tracks
8 June 1991
midnight
Elbe, Pierce County, Washington
1 witness
Account
The witness, a Civil War reenactor, got lost while walking back to camp at midnight along railroad tracks. A Bigfoot-like creature stepped out in front of the witness at about 20 feet, crossed the tracks, and disappeared into the brush.
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Sightings
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 June 1991
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| Time of day |
midnight
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| Place |
Elbe, Pierce County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1600
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.72, -122.18 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1600 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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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 back to camp along railroad tracks
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot-like creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1600 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference