Class A Investigator summary BFRO #1226

Teens returning from baseball game were chased by bigfoot.

August 1972 about 1 AM Satsop, Grays Harbor County, Washington 3 witnesses

Account

Two boys walking home late at night were followed by a large dark figure that kept pace with them without running. They fled to a neighboring house, where the resident let them in and all three watched the figure stand in the front yard about 12 feet from the porch before it crossed the road and descended an embankment toward the river plain. At dawn a neighbor was called and later found large footprints that were traced downriver until they entered the water.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
about 10-12 feet tall, later reduced to 8 feet or slightly more
Build src
wide shoulders and narrow hips
Hair colour src
light greyish-brown
Hair length src
3"-6" long
Face src
mostly covered with hair, flat nose
Arms src
long arms
Legs src
long legs
Gait src
walking at a leisurely pace without running
Posture src
standing

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1972
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 1 AM
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Satsop, Grays Harbor County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.00, -123.48 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1226 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking home after a late baseball game
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #1226 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1226 · 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.

Tracks

Large footprints found after the sighting and traced downriver about 0.5 miles until they entered the water.

Measurements: 17" long, 8" wide at ball and 4" at heel

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Scat

Pile of feces found within a week within about 300 yards of the sighting.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tracks

A neighbor found large footprints at dawn and traced them downriver about 0.5 miles until they entered the water.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Scat

A pile of feces was found within a week within about 300 yards of the sighting.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

A neighbor found large footprints at dawn and traced them downriver about 0.5 miles until they entered the water.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

The two boys joined the search for the creature during the following week despite being scared.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

A pile of feces was found within a week within about 300 yards of the sighting.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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