Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp
Account
The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 1/2 or 8 feet tall
- Build src
- wider than most men
- Gait src
- walked away
- Posture src
- stood up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
30 August 1968
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| Time of day |
early morning near 2:30 A.M., dark and moonlit
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| Place |
Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #925
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.49, -120.83 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 925 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
camping overnight and lying awake waiting for companions
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| Witness's word for it |
what some years later people were calling Bigfoot
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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.
backpack rummaged with contents scattered and only cookies missing, package left behind
slablike stone forming sort of cave with brush and grass inside, thought to be bear den
black-looking hair on brush inside stone cavity
The next day the witness group walked to the talus slope where screams had been heard and examined a slab-stone cavity with brush, grass and black hair, calling it a possible bear den.
The next day the witness group walked to the talus slope where screams had been heard and examined a slab-stone cavity with brush, grass and black hair, calling it a possible bear den.
The next day the witness group walked to the talus slope where screams had been heard and examined a slab-stone cavity with brush, grass and black hair, calling it a possible bear den.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #925 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “The year of the Sasquatch”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “recordings others have made”Not in the Anomadex yet