Man recalls seeing an unknown animal walking along Hwy. 97
Account
While driving downhill toward Seattle in the early morning with a passenger, the witness noticed an upright figure on the roadside in the vehicle headlights. The figure was described as about six feet tall, robust, covered in black hair with unusually long arms, and its eyes reflected red. The sighting lasted about five seconds at close range and left the witness shocked and fearful for weeks.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 6 feet tall
- Build src
- extremely robust build
- Hair colour src
- black
- Eyes src
- red
- Arms src
- unusually long
- Gait src
- walking uphill
- Posture src
- standing straight up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Winter 1995
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning before full daylight
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| Place |
Kittitas County, Washington
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| Map point |
47.3354, -120.5790 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS gap 'Blewett Pass', Chelan, matched from place name 'Blewett Pass'
Conflicting value47.1244, -120.6767 (± 44 km)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving to Seattle over a mountain pass
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| Witness's word for it |
tall figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Chris Gonzales (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness and the submitter by phone and clarified the route as Highway 97 South at Blewett Pass.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #38013 Primary