Class A First-hand BFRO #16994

Daylight sighting by fisherman at Lake Chopaka

May 1996 around noon and about 1:00 p.m. Loomis, Okanogan County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was on a fishing trip and eating lunch at camp when he spotted a fur-covered biped on a hill across from the boat launch using binoculars. He watched it for several minutes until it stepped over a fallen tree and disappeared into the trees. About an hour later he saw what he believed was the same creature near a rockslide on a larger hill across the lake before it disappeared again. He told his father he had seen a Sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: 6.5' to 7' tall
Build src: chest completely flat and covered in hair
Hair colour src: dark reddish brown
Face src: hairless with very wide set eyes, flat nose and nearly flat muzzle
Eyes src: very wide set eyes
Arms src: really long arms
Gait src: walked on two legs as easily as a person, bipedal
Posture src: upright on two legs, bipedal
Apparent sex src: believed male (uncertain)
Other features src: short headed, no necked

Facts & provenance

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Date	May 1996 Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around noon and about 1:00 p.m. Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Loomis, Okanogan County, Washington Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	48.96, -119.71 (± 5 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 16994 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing vacation, eating lunch at camp while scanning the lake Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Sasquatch Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #16994 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Derek Freel (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness years later to record additional details about height, face, and perceived sex.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #16994 Primary

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