Class A First-hand BFRO #1529

Footprint found, scream heard in family corn field

9 September 2000 10PM, dark night Machias, Snohomish County, Washington 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness heard sounds from a large animal in the backyard corn garden while in the living room. The next day a large footprint was found in the garden and corn was missing from the tops of tall stalks with husks left on the ground. A photo of the track was taken.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
9 September 2000
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10PM, dark night
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Machias, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.00, -121.96 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1529 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
smoking in the living room
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
large animal
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1529 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

large footprint found the next day in corn garden

Measurements: 16-17"

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

picture taken of the track

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

several ears of corn missing from tops of tall corn plants with husks on ground

Measurements: 9' tall

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the residence and interviewed the witness in the living room overlooking the corn patch.

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

An investigator visited the residence and interviewed the witness in the living room overlooking the corn patch.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-01-28 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 21fce1df80be
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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