Class A First-hand BFRO #27764

Woman remembers her morning road walk interrupted by a large hairy bi-pedal animal on Whidbey Island

Spring 1976 about 8 am Omitted For Privacy (small Town In NW WA), Island County, Washington 1 witness

Account

In early spring 1976 the witness was walking alone in the morning along an old logging road toward a country store. At a crossroads the witness saw a very tall, thin hair-covered figure emerge from dense forest about 200 feet away and cross the road in two long upright strides before re-entering the forest. The witness froze in fear and then ran back in the opposite direction.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
thin
Hair colour src
brown reddish
Hair length src
long, 8 or 10" and matted
Face src
black
Arms src
swung out below it's knees
Gait src
long stride
Posture src
straight and upright like a human
Other features src
neck about human length

Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 1976
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about 8 am
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Omitted For Privacy (small Town In NW WA), Island County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.1586, -122.6706 (± 21 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #27764 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Island County (GEOID 53029); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking to a country store for coffee
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a tall human like creature
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #27764 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
David W Ellis (BFRO)
Tracks

Large deep footprint impression found on return visit, described as large and estimated at 15 inches long.

Measurements: maybe 15" in length

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

An investigator noted plans to attempt to locate the game warden for further follow-up.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2010-05-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 68d813212b70
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