Class B First-hand BFRO #27897

Memory told of being followed and hearing possible vocalizations at a house near Napavine

15 September 1980 about 5 pm and about 2 am Winlock, Lewis County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

In 1980 a teenage witness walking up a long driveway by dense brush heard something bipedal pacing her from cover, seeing only treetops move. That night she and her sister heard very loud repeated whoop-like calls followed by a long sad wailing cry from the woods behind their unfinished house. She interpreted the daytime pacing and nighttime calls as connected and attributed them to Bigfoot.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Gait src
bi-pedal walking

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 1980
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 5 pm and about 2 am
Derived BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Winlock, Lewis County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.50, -122.87 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27897 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
walking home up driveway after school
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what I thought was a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #27897 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness to discuss the experience, nearby wooded terrain, and the witness's outdoor background.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2010-06-18 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 9efde7cc6938
    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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