Teen hunter sees a sasquatch at a distance while bird hunting, and found tracks five years before
Account
The witness was hunting atop Badger Mountain south of Richland, Washington, and scanning the valley with binoculars. He spotted a large hairy bipedal creature walking and then running at very high speed. He watched it for 4-5 minutes until it disappeared into a ravine with a creek bed.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7.5 to 8 foot
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark brown to black
- Hair length src
- 3 - 4 inches in length
- Arms src
- longer in proportion than those of a human
- Gait src
- walking fast then running at a very fast pace
- Posture src
- walking on two legs
- Other features src
- apelike
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
March 1967
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|---|---|
| Place |
Richland, Benton County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #1973
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
46.23, -119.32 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1973 (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 |
hunting quail/pheasant
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| Witness's word for it |
large,Extremely hairy, 7.5 to 8 foot apelike creature
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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.
An investigator spoke with the witness to clarify details of both the sighting and the earlier track find.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1973 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference