Fisherman spots a large upright creature digging on the shore
Account
Very early one morning in 1991, the witness was fishing along the Hood Canal shore and saw an animal digging that was first taken for a bear. When it stood upright, looked at the witness, and walked quickly north into brush and trees on two legs, the witness concluded it was not a bear. The witness later found two clear five-toed footprints measuring 15-16 inches where it had been and photographed them with a shoe for scale.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7-71/2' tall
- Build src
- large
- Face src
- little to no hair on face
- Feet src
- 15-16 inches, 5 toes, no claws or pad prints
- Gait src
- walked upright taking strides as a man, very quickly
- Posture src
- stood on hind legs, upright
- Other features src
- large and hairy, no neck to speak of
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1991
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| Time of day |
Very early AM
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| Place |
Port Gamble, Kitsap County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1390
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.53, -122.35 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1390 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing and practicing casting a new reel
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| Witness's word for it |
a large hairy man
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
two footprints of detail in rocky sand and mud, 5 toes with no claws or pad prints
Measurements: 15-16 inches
two pictures of the footprints, one with shoe next to it for comparison
Measurements: size 13 shoe for comparison
4-6 inch hole dug by hand where creature had been digging
Measurements: 4-6 inch hole
The BFRO is acquiring the footprint photos for study and will update as information becomes available.
The BFRO is acquiring the footprint photos for study and will update as information becomes available.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1390 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference