Class A First-hand BFRO #7124

Boy Scout sees part of retreating sasquatch

30 June 1976 evening/dusk, probably around 2000 Walla Walla, Umatilla County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

The witness was on a midweek overnight compass exercise with fellow scouts in a wooded ravine in northeast Oregon. While fishing alone in a creek at dusk he felt watched, turned, and saw a dark long leg and foot moving uphill into trees and brush. He saw no other details, noted no odor, and told no one at the time.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Legs src: perhaps 2' to 2.5' of leg seen, no knee, no bend above ankle
Feet src: foot bending at the ankle
Other features src: much darker than foliage, moving so it stood out

Facts & provenance

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Date	30 June 1976 Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	evening/dusk, probably around 2000 Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Walla Walla, Umatilla County, Oregon Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.00, -118.13 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 7124 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	fishing alone in creek during overnight camp exercise Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a long leg and foot disappearing up the hillside into the trees and brush Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #7124 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator worked with the witness and regional offices and maps to pinpoint the camp location near Kooskooskie along Mill Creek.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #7124 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“many reports of activity by Paul Freeman, Wes Sumerlin and Bill Laughery”
Not in the Anomadex yet