Class B First-hand BFRO #4403

Late night encounter by young campers in Maple Valley Wa

July 1975 night, first heard about 11pm Renton, King County, Washington 4 witnesses

Account

A youth camping group spent the night in a clearing near dense blackberry brush. Late at night the reporter and companions heard movement approaching through the brush, then retreated to sleeping bags. Overnight two unseen creatures reportedly entered camp, vocalized softly, disturbed food supplies, and stepped on and touched one sleeping girl who remained awake while others slept. At dawn no footprints were found on dry ground.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Hands src
large hand

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1975
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, first heard about 11pm
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Renton, King County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.41, -122.04 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4403 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight with youth group
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4403 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with both the reporter and the second witness in August 2002 to review the incident.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-05-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c0a767faad2a
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “the PI reported a bigfoot sighting on the side of the road of the Maple Valley Highway”
    Not in the Anomadex yet