Class A First-hand BFRO #5697

Three boys encounter sasquatch in eroded terrain

August 1972 early afternoon Reno, Washoe County, Nevada 3 witnesses

Account

The witness, then 12, was exploring a desert wash area with two juvenile companions when they encountered a very tall dark figure near the wash rim. The figure stood facing them for under a minute, then stepped into the wash and walked away out of sight. The group afterwards searched the wash but found no campsite, only an arrangement of brush in and against the wash wall.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: at least eight and a half feet tall
Build src: three and a half feet to four feet broad at the shoulder
Arms src: arms hung down to the top of his knees
Hands src: black gloves
Gait src: walked away down the wash without looking back
Posture src: stood tall with shoulders relaxed, but back, arms at sides
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: giant
Clothing src: black down ski parka with peaked hood up, matching ski pants, black gloves
Other features src: huge and slightly disproportionate

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1972 Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early afternoon Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Reno, Washoe County, Nevada Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	39.68, -119.67 (± 29 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5697 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	exploring desert wash searching for arrowheads and lizards Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	giant black man Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5697 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Structure

arrangement of tumbleweed and bush pieces embedded in wash wall in half-oval with matching half-oval on wash floor large enough to sit in

Measurements: peak about four and a half feet high

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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BFRO report #5697 Primary

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