Class A First-hand BFRO #7229

Father and son encounter an ape-like creature near a stream

April 1994 early morning, approx. 0600-0645 Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and the witness's young son walked downstream toward a stream to fish, with their dog ahead. They encountered a large hairy figure crouched over an animal carcass about 30-35 yards away, noticed a foul odor, and watched it stand upright. The figure screamed several times as they retreated to the car and was still standing near the water when last seen from a ridge.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
a little over 7 feet
Build src
extremely large
Hair colour src
grayish with some brown
Hair length src
long hair dangling off arms and covering torso
Arms src
long hair dangling off arms
Hands src
red with what he assumed to be blood
Posture src
hunched/squatting then stood upright
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 1994
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early morning, approx. 0600-0645
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Gold Bar, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.86, -121.64 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7229 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
searching for a fishing lake and walking downstream to fish
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7229 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator conducted a telephone interview with the witness to obtain more detail about the observation.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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