Class B First-hand BFRO #26450

Hikers have strange encounters and find human-like footprints in Buckhorn Wilderness

August 2009 around 1:30 to 2 am Sequim, Clallam County, Washington 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was backpacking and camping with friends at a small alpine lake. Late at night two campers heard something moving on rocks by the lake and then something hit their tent. The next morning they found 6-7 human-like footprints where the movement had been heard, sunk much deeper than the witness's own print, and photographed them.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2009
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 1:30 to 2 am
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Sequim, Clallam County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.0737, -123.0878 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #26450 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sequim city (GEOID 5363385), matched from nearest town 'Sequim'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
backpacking and camping with friends at an alpine lake
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26450 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Derek Freel (BFRO)
Tracks

6-7 human-like footprints without claws or front-paw marks, sunk much deeper than witness's own print

Measurements: 6 or 7 tracks total; about 2 in deep vs 1/4 in for witness; witness 185 lbs, estimated 400 lbs

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

a few pictures of tracks with hand for scale, forwarded to investigator

Measurements: hand is 8 inches long

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke to the witness, received track photos with a hand scale reference, withheld the exact location, and planned an on-site investigation.

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

An investigator spoke to the witness, received track photos with a hand scale reference, withheld the exact location, and planned an on-site investigation.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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