Class B First-hand BFRO #13816

Possible encounter with soldier training training in the Olympic National Forest

Spring 1966 3-4 a.m. Only Logging Camps, Clallam County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was taking part in a nighttime military training exercise in a forested area in 1966 and was returning alone to the company area around 3-4 a.m. He noticed the outline of a large upright figure coming down a steep sandy hill toward a logging road while hearing footsteps and shifting dirt. When he challenged the figure, it responded with a loud growl, and he ran to the campfire without hearing pursuit. He initially told others the pursuer was a bear but later concluded it had walked on two legs and was a bigfoot.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
Big
Posture src
on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 1966
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
3-4 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Only Logging Camps, Clallam County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.97, -123.58 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13816 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
participating in nighttime military training exercise attempting to infiltrate company lines
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
"Big" G.I.
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13816 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Caroline Curtis (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-02-15 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash a20ac6feb596
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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