Afternoon sighting by motorists near Quinault Fish Hatchery
Account
Three women driving from Lake Quinault toward the coast in the afternoon saw a tall, dark-haired bipedal animal cross the highway in front of their pickup. The animal glanced toward them, continued across without hurrying, and disappeared into brush on the far side. The driver sped up to get a closer look but the animal had finished crossing by the time they passed.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 8' tall
- Build src
- big
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Hair length src
- at least six inches long, uniform length all over
- Face src
- ape face with flat nose
- Arms src
- longest arms ever seen
- Hands src
- fingers nearly touching knees
- Gait src
- walked on two legs, sauntering quickly without running
- Posture src
- hunched over, no neck visible
- Apparent sex src
- male impression, no breasts observed
- Other features src
- head peaked like a pointed hat
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
29 July 2004
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| Time of day |
about 2:30 in the afternoon
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| Place |
Lake Quinault Lodge, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #14112
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.36, -123.97 (± 3 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 14112 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving to the coast after lunch
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| Witness's word for it |
a gorilla, but it walked like a person
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- John G. Callender (BFRO)
witness-provided drawing of the animal
An investigator spent several hours speaking with the reporting witness and her mother about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #14112 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference