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Class B First-hand BFRO #9168

Boy wakes and has sighting through bedroom window in Shelton

December 1984 about 2:30 AM Shelton, Mason County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was sleeping alone in the family home when they awoke suddenly in the early morning and saw a dark head-shaped outline at the bedroom window, apparently peering inside. The figure immediately fled off the deck and ran around the house into the woods behind, moving very fast and making loud crashing noises. The witness was frightened and spent subsequent nights at a relative's house nearby.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette

Sounds

Footsteps

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
black
Posture src
leaning over to peer into window
Other features src
only head visible with messy hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
December 1984
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 2:30 AM
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Shelton, Mason County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.2189, -123.1112 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #9168 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Shelton city (GEOID 5363735), matched from nearest town 'shelton'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
sleeping alone at home
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Something black
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9168 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and recorded details of the house, windows, deck and lighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #9168 Primary
    Published 2004-08-17 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 9aaa5cd3a2c1
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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