Campers startled by large figure behind their site
Account
The witness was camping with two companions on a wooded hillside when the companions left the tent site to gather firewood. About 30 feet away both companions saw a very large dark hairy upright figure step from behind a tree and disappear quickly into the woods. They screamed and ran back in panic, and the group stayed camped through heavy rain that evening.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very large
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2003
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 3 and 5 pm
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| Place |
Van Zandt, Whatcom County, Washington
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| Map point |
48.78, -122.22 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10948 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and collecting firewood
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| Witness's word for it |
very large, hairy, upright "thing"
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Ric Hjertberg (BFRO)
An investigator spoke by phone with the witness after she had recontacted a companion to review the incident.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10948 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “this area is full of sighthing”Not in the Anomadex yet