Class A First-hand BFRO #44368

Memory told of being chased home by a bi-pedal animal near Robe

Spring 1989 dusk Robe, Snohomish County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were shooting at targets in a logged area and started walking back toward a house at dusk. They heard distant howls that grew closer, then screams and crashing as something rushed toward them. One looked back while crossing a fence and saw a large hairy stocky creature chasing them, then they reached the house where it threw objects and damaged trash cans, fencing and a window, with a strong odor noted.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 feet tall
Build src
very stocky
Hair colour src
brownish-red
Hair length src
long
Face src
no hair on face
Eyes src
intense look
Arms src
pumping arms
Gait src
running fast
Other features src
like an NFL linebacker

Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 1989
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
dusk
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Place
Robe, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.10, -121.81 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 44368 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
shooting rifles at targets
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #44368 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #44368 · 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.

Investigated by
John Ray (BFRO)
Other

metal trash cans flattened and severely dented

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Other

barbed wire fence broken with posts pulled out of the ground

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Other

kitchen window reported as broken out

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Hair

hair found on fence, reportedly sent for DNA testing with unknown primate result, which could not be verified

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

An investigator later spoke with the witness and recorded the account as credible and consistent.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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