"Chimp-like" animal briefly seen by backcountry horseman near Winlock
Account
About eight years before the phone interview, the witness was riding horses with his wife on a logging road in wooded country when he saw a dark animal cross the road a couple hundred yards ahead. The animal moved quickly on all fours using long arms and then disappeared into vegetation. The couple rode to the crossing spot, where their horses became frightened and refused to continue, behavior the witness said was unlike their reactions to bears.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about five feet tall if standing erect (estimate)
- Hair colour src
- black
- Arms src
- long and skinny, much longer than legs
- Legs src
- much shorter than arms
- Gait src
- moving fast, using arms to help along, about the speed of a loping horse
- Posture src
- moving on all fours, never seen standing up
- Other features src
- steeply slanted back, little or no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 2002
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early afternoon on a sunny day
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| Place |
Winlock, Lewis County, Washington
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| Map point |
46.51, -123.02 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28409 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding horses on a logging road
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| Witness's word for it |
chimp-like animal
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Charles Lamica (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone for over an hour and assessed the report as credible.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28409 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference