Family views large, reddish-brown animal near their home outside of Morton
Account
The witness was locking the door after the mother and her friend left for town and saw a tall hairy figure walking through a neighbor's yard. The witness ducked behind the door and the figure was gone when they looked again. Moments later the mother called to say she and her friend had seen a large hairy animal cross the road ahead of their car and step over a metal gate.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- About 8.5' tall
- Build src
- muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark redish brown brown
- Hair length src
- long stringy
- Arms src
- swayed arms back and forth
- Legs src
- bent, did not straighten
- Gait src
- smooth and graceful, moved very quickly
- Posture src
- stood still like hiding behind sign
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 April 2000
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening at about 10:30 P.M.
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| Place |
Morton, Lewis County, Washington
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| Map point |
46.56, -122.27 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1777 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
locking door at home while relatives drove to town
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| Witness's word for it |
large dark redish brown brown figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator interviewed the mother about what she saw from the vehicle.
An investigator noted vocalizations are common while footprints are rare due to gravelly terrain and limited searching.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1777 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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