Class B First-hand BFRO #1043

Mother relates story of daughter sighting a large animal near Mill A School

Spring 1950 Willard, Wash., Skamania County, Washington 3 witnesses

Account

Three girls were playing in a schoolyard when they noticed a figure watching them. The girls were frightened and ran home. One of them later said she knew it was not a bear because of its kind eyes.

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Eyes src
kind eyes

Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 1950
Stated BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Place
Willard, Wash., Skamania County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
45.75, -121.65 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1043 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
playing in the schoolyard
Stated BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a figure
Stated BFRO report #1043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1043 · BFRO classification label

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