Class A First-hand BFRO #58357

Hiker has daytime sighting in Colville National Forest

May 2017 mid day/ early morning Pend Oreille County, Washington 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was hiking with a group through a field when he hid by a lone tree after hearing movement and saw a tall dark shaggy figure partly concealed at the wood line about 25 to 30 yards away for about thirty seconds. He became nervous and ran to his companions as loud noise occurred and a tree was reported to fall. Three companions heard the noises but only the witness reports a visual.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 10 feet tall
Build src
stocky or boxy shoulders
Hair colour src
dark brown/black
Hair length src
shaggy, not well kept
Face src
rounded head with no ears seen
Eyes src
dark, piercing eyes
Posture src
standing

Facts & provenance

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Date
May 2017
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
mid day/ early morning
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Pend Oreille County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
48.5438, -117.2322 (± 34 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #58357 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Pend Oreille County (GEOID 53051); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
hiking with a group
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #58357 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kevin Llewellyn (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone to obtain additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-10-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 6aadd175ba1a
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