Recalling a morning sighting as a teenager horseback riding near Marblemount
Account
The witness and a relative were riding horses on a ranch trail in the morning when the horses stopped and refused to move. After the birds went quiet and a branch snap was heard, the witness saw the back of a large hair-covered being about twenty feet away moving trees aside before disappearing. The horses then galloped back to the barn, and the relative declined to discuss what happened.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 5 feet above the top wire of the fence
- Build src
- thick, HUGE, shoulders about five feet across
- Hair colour src
- brownish reddish / brown-red
- Hair length src
- eight inch flowing hair from the arms
- Arms src
- long arms, right arm then left arm seen on trees
- Hands src
- eight inch wide hands, back of hands seen, fingers not seen
- Other features src
- head more pointed than a person, appeared to have no neck, solid coat with no patches missing
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1973
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| Time of day |
around 10:00 a.m.
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| Place |
Marblemount, Skagit County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #58048
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
48.52, -121.41 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 58048 with published 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 |
horseback riding on a ranch trail
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| Witness's word for it |
a tall being (Bigfoot)
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional descriptive details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #58048 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference