Class B
First-hand
BFRO #1593
Sounds heard like growling
Spring 1980
McCord AFB, Pierce County, Washington
1 witness
Account
As an eight-year-old, the witness became separated from friends while playing in the woods and walked alone down a trail. The witness smelled an indescribable odor and heard growling from thick bushes to the left, then heard a surrounding scream and ran out of the woods without looking back. Years later the witness felt the earlier growl matched a supposed Bigfoot vocalization heard in a TV documentary, but remained unsure what was encountered.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Spring 1980
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| Place |
McCord AFB, Pierce County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1593
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
47.16, -122.43 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1593 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
playing in the woods and walking on a trail
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1593 Primary
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