Man sees large, hair-covered figure while riding on train near the Cascade Tunnel
Account
The witness was traveling west on the Empire Builder passenger train on a clear morning after it exited the Cascade Tunnel. From a sleeper compartment he briefly saw a very large black-haired figure standing on a steep forested slope above the tracks with one hand on a tree, appearing to watch the train pass. His wife was seated across from him facing the opposite direction and did not see the figure. He estimated the figure at 8 to 9 feet tall and about 400 pounds, but could not discern facial details in the two-second glimpse.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8 or 9 feet tall
- Build src
- very, very muscular
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- no facial details noticed
- Arms src
- right elbow bent, left arm dangling at side
- Hands src
- right hand on tree
- Posture src
- standing on sharp incline looking down at train
- Age / size src
- very large
- Other features src
- covered in black hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
around 8:00am
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| Place |
Within A Mile Of The West Opening To The Cascade Tunnel, King County, Washington
Stated
BFRO report #26403
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
47.70, -121.19 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 26403 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding train, looking out window
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| Witness's word for it |
unmistakably a Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Tyler Bounds (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness by phone for over an hour and recorded additional details.
An investigator walked 1.5 miles of railroad track near the reported area to pinpoint the sighting location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #26403 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
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