Class A First-hand BFRO #294

Two brothers see and verbally confront upright, walking, hairy creature

April 1974 between 5:30a.m. - 6:30a.m. Princeton, British Columbia 2 witnesses

Account

Two brothers on an early morning run outside town saw an upright, fully hairy creature cross the road onto a gravel road. After one shouted, the creature turned to face them in a brief standoff of about 45 seconds, then walked away around a bend. Minutes later they found large barefoot tracks in light snow and noted a slight lingering odor.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 7 and-one-half feet tall
Build src
huge, around 500-600 lbs (guess)
Hair colour src
dark brown
Face src
a lot less dark brown hair at this distance
Eyes src
dark dark, piercing
Arms src
slightly swinging
Legs src
somewhat long-legged
Feet src
barefooted, larger than size 8 1/2 runner
Gait src
upright walking
Posture src
upright
Other features src
little apparent neck, thinner hair on chest, head tilted slightly left

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 1974
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 5:30a.m. - 6:30a.m.
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Princeton, British Columbia
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
49.4603, -120.5078 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #294 · cgndb:JCCXO · read with 45% confidence
Canadian Geographical Names Database town 'Princeton', Yale Division Yale Land District, matched from nearest town 'Princeton'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
on a morning run, cooling down walking
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a huge creature, hairy top to bottom
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #294 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

Barefoot tracks in light snow larger than a size 8 1/2 shoe with long stride; could not be preserved

Measurements: size 8 1/2 shoe fit inside track with room left over; longer than average stride

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness about the first sighting years before the second sighting occurred.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

Photos or diagrams of the area were prepared showing the two incidents happened very close together.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-09-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2e845b4741c0
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “In Search of Giants -Bigfoot Sasquatch Encounters, page 85”
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