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Class A First-hand BFRO #36467

Man driving home through Joint Base Lewis-McChord sees an animal walk across the road south of Spanaway

12 September 2012 night Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home at night on a dark rural road with high beams on when they saw a large hairy creature about 400 feet ahead. The creature strode across the road in a few strides, then stopped mid-stride and looked back toward the witness before moving off to the side. The witness estimated it was very tall and thick-chested with long arms and light brown/tan hair.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src
9-12 ft
Build src
2.5-3 ft thick thru the chest from back to front
Hair colour src
light brown/tan
Hair length src
long and feathered on back of forearms
Arms src
very long, extending down to the knees
Gait src
strided across the road in 3-4 strides

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 September 2012
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.05, -122.42 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 36467 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home at night
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
one HUGE Chewbacca/Harry and the Hendersons kinda guy
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #36467 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness at the possible crossing sites and searched briefly for tracks but found none.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #36467 Primary
    Published 2012-09-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cbfd1c975788
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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