Class B First-hand BFRO #1647

Witness heard what sounded like sticks being beaten on wood

June 1998 midday on a weekday Randle, Skamania County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness stopped on a bridge over a washed-out creek to videotape the creek bed while sightseeing. While filming he heard heavy wood-on-wood strikes from the left answered from the right at varying intervals, which he verified was not an echo. Feeling anxious, he returned to his idling vehicle and left, and a relative later reviewed the tape where the beats were faintly audible and recorded an interview with the witness that evening.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1998
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
midday on a weekday
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Randle, Skamania County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.18, -122.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1647 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
videotaping a washed-out creek while sightseeing
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a couple of bigfoots
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1647 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Video

Original videotape of creek recorded during knocking with faint wood-on-wood beats audible

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Video

Videotaped interview of father recorded that evening documenting the occasion

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the reporter by phone about location, encounter, reaction, and video.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

A researcher noted the site is a mudflow path with a cliff face where echoes emanate.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1999-09-09 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash a1c8881b1996
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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