Class A First-hand BFRO #1395

Hunters observed creature just before vocalization screams were heard

April 1991 25 minutes prior to dark; vocalization at about 10:30 pm Lyle, Klickitat County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his father were turkey hunting near a clearing at dusk when a dark figure emerged from timber and approached before abruptly fleeing downhill into a steep canyon. They later walked to the spot and estimated its height at about 6-foot-6 to 7 feet based on a tree limb. Later that night at a nearby camp they were awakened by an extremely loud, prolonged AHHH-like yell from the clearing direction, repeated about half an hour later from farther up the canyon.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
6'6" to 7'foot tall
Gait src
bolted down slope very quickly
Other features src
very dark colored

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 1991
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
25 minutes prior to dark; vocalization at about 10:30 pm
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Lyle, Klickitat County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
45.76, -121.23 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1395 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
turkey hunting
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what I thought was another hunter
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1395 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator identified the encounter location and described the steep canyon terrain.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator sent example audio files to the witness for comparison with the heard sound.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1999-11-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 5a162ff53535
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