Class A First-hand BFRO #5452

A large bipedal animal seen in the headlights on hwy 12, 5 miles East of Packwood

November 1969 1-2 am in the morning Packwood, Lewis County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving west down White Pass late at night when headlights revealed a tall hair-covered biped climbing the roadside bank. The creature stepped over the guardrail and continued walking uphill without reacting to the car. The witness slowed, moved to the left lane, and watched for about 15 seconds before passing. The witness could not identify it as a bear or ape.

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: eight feet tall or taller
Hair colour src: black but with brown highlights
Face src: no typical bear head and pointed nose, not ape like
Arms src: long arms
Gait src: very graceful and smooth
Posture src: standing on two legs, walked upright
Other features src: completely covered with hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1969 Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	1-2 am in the morning Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Packwood, Lewis County, Washington Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.67, -121.59 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5452 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving at night Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	animal Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5452 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #5452 Primary

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