Class A First-hand BFRO #1809

Two witnesses see a crouched figure on the beach. It stood up and walked into the nearby woods

May 1973 approx. 5:30am, just prior to sunrise Kingston, Kitsap County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion went to a remote rocky shoreline on Puget Sound to fish around 5:30 a.m. The witness saw a large dark hairy figure about 150 yards away bent over and apparently turning rocks. After the figure looked up and walked away on two legs, the two left without fishing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark
Face src
skin-like facial features
Gait src
walked away on two legs
Posture src
bent over
Age / size src
large
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
May 1973
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approx. 5:30am, just prior to sunrise
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Kingston, Kitsap County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.45, -122.28 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1809 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking out to fish
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large dark hairy figure
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1809 · BFRO classification label

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