Class A First-hand BFRO #24562

Man remembers running home when he and his friend spot a tall hairy creature near Woodinville

October 1974 around 4pm Woodinville, King County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were catching crawdads among ponds near a wooded hillside on a rainy afternoon. The witness looked upslope and saw a tall dark upright figure moving uphill. The witness shouted and ran toward home, with the companion following after also seeing the figure. The encounter lasted only seconds.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
8 feet tall
Build src
big
Hair colour src
black or dark brown
Hair length src
short to medium
Posture src
walking upright
Other features src
looked like the bigfoot from the patterson-gimlin film

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1974
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 4pm
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Woodinville, King County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.75, -122.20 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24562 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
catching crawdads in ponds
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24562 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dave Illig (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness about the encounter and judged the account truthful and sincere.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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