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Class B First-hand BFRO #26746

Hunter recalls strange incidents while camping near Valleyview

15 September 1997 late afternoon and around 2 AM Valleyview, Alberta 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was tracking elk sign alone in the late afternoon when he smelled a foul odor, felt watched, then saw several large bipedal animals scatter through thick brush and fled back to camp. Around 2 a.m. the whole camping party was awakened by very loud, prolonged yowl-like screams preceded by banging sounds. The party left the area after daybreak.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Scream Unidentified sound

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
6 feet tall for the smallest, much larger for larger ones
Build src
extremely wide and thick, linebacker build
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
fleeing, exiting the area quickly
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
not human and not any other classified animal

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 1997
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
late afternoon and around 2 AM
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Valleyview, Alberta
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
54.70, -117.18 (± 12 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26746 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
5
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 65% confidence
Witness was
canoeing, hunting, tracking elk sign and camping
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
several large animals
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26746 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Tyler Huggins (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness by phone about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #26746 Primary
    Published 2009-10-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3865af11df00
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “similar sounds on the internet that are attributed to sasquatch”
    Not in the Anomadex yet