California BFRO researcher has sighting with a thermal imaging unit in Wenatchee National Forest
Account
Shortly before midnight during a multi-camp expedition, the witness borrowed a handheld thermal imager to look for the cause of a branch break near camp. Through the imager he watched a large unclothed human-like figure partly behind a tree about 30-50 yards away for over two minutes as it moved its head, dropped to the ground, crawled and gestured, then stood motionless with its back to him. He left to get recording equipment, but the figure was gone when another researcher checked moments later.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- close to 7 ft (maybe 6'9 or 6'8)
- Build src
- about 3 times total body mass of 6-foot-3 170-lb man, 475 to 575 lbs, massive torso and shoulders
- Arms src
- exaggerated length, hanging to knees or further
- Hands src
- large, almost fisted, five spread digits visible on left hand
- Legs src
- fairly long but not particularly bulky
- Posture src
- predominantly bipedal but dropped to all fours, knees down
- Apparent sex src
- likely male
- Age / size src
- young adult (witness opinion)
- Clothing src
- none, void of any clothing
- Other features src
- no visible neck, smallish-rounder head, no discernable sagittal crest
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 August 2007
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| Time of day |
close to midnight
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| Place |
Naches, Yakima County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #26065
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.85, -121.25 (± 20 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 26065 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
attending expedition camp and scouting with handheld thermal imager
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| Witness's word for it |
subject
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Bart Cutino (BFRO)
Unimpressive foot impression in wet pine-needle duff where subject stood, plus disturbed ground where it moved on ground; no cast due to substrate and overnight rain
Measurements: stepped over small foot-deep berm
Night-of distance estimation by pacing from witness position to initial tree
Measurements: about 150 ft (50 yds)
Later exact measurement showing initial distance and closer majority viewing distance
Measurements: 50 yds initial, 32-33 yds majority
About an hour after the encounter another researcher stood where the subject stood while the witness directed him to estimate distance by pacing.
The next day in daylight researchers found a foot impression and disturbed ground where the subject moved but made no cast due to wet pine-needle substrate.
Years later the witness returned with another investigator for a daylight reconstruction and walk-through to measure distances.
About an hour after the encounter another researcher stood where the subject stood while the witness directed him to estimate distance by pacing.
The next day in daylight researchers found a foot impression and disturbed ground where the subject moved but made no cast due to wet pine-needle substrate.
Years later the witness returned with another investigator for a daylight reconstruction and walk-through to measure distances.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26065 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “several documented sightings nearby within the BFRO database”Not in the Anomadex yet