Class C First-hand BFRO #1387

Father and son hear heavy footsteps made by an apparent bipedal creature

17 August 1983 Issaquah, King County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were walking in dense woods when they heard large, heavy bipedal footsteps on the other side of a dirt mound. The footsteps approached to within a few feet, stopped for several minutes, then resumed and moved away. As they left the area they noticed a strong ammonia-like odor.

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Date
17 August 1983
Stated BFRO report #1387 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Place
Issaquah, King County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1387 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.51, -122.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1387 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1387 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1387 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking while hunting grouse
Stated BFRO report #1387 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class C
Stated BFRO report #1387 · BFRO classification label

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