Class B First-hand BFRO #283

Couple hear sounds and find footprints near Hoodsport

August 1992 late afternoon Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion heard loud brush movement and limb-breaking sounds at a secluded pond, then smelled a strong unpleasant odor and felt unease. A short time later about a mile away they found a series of five very large footprints in a dried boggy area. They later returned and made a plaster cast and took photos of the prints.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1992
Stated BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hoodsport, Mason County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.56, -123.20 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 283 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
hiking, photographing scenery and looking for animal tracks
Derived BFRO report #283 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #283 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Series of five footprints in dried boggy area

Measurements: 19 inches long and 10 inches wide at the ball of the foot

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Cast

Plaster cast made from undisturbed prints on return visit

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Photos taken of the footprints on return visit

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “several other sightings etc. in that area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet