Class A First-hand BFRO #6347

Daylight sighting by residents near Yakima River

August 1965 Parker Out Side Of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington 4 witnesses

Account

When the witness was about ten in the 1960s, the witness and three other children went into thick woods near the river to feed cows at a pond. About 30 feet away a tall hairy figure stepped into full view from a clearing, took one long step, and disappeared behind a bush. The children ran home and were not believed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
eight feet tall
Build src
big
Gait src
walked like a man, took one long step
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1965
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place
Parker Out Side Of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.50, -120.45 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6347 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
feeding cows in woods with other children
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #6347 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-05-16 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c5d0353d745f
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “sightings of bigfoot in the same place where we lived”
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