Class B First-hand BFRO #20435

Woman recalls childhood incident -- possible stalking near Yelm

July 1987 Early to late afternoon Yelm, Thurston County, Washington 1 witness

Account

As a nine-year-old, the witness took a wrong turn while walking through woods toward an orchard and felt watched for an extended time. The witness heard a branch snap and saw underbrush moving without seeing the source, then later found a large footprint near a caution-tape marker. The witness came to believe years later that a sasquatch had followed and protected them until they recrossed the fence to their property.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1987
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Early to late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Yelm, Thurston County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.94, -122.69 (± 1100 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 20435 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
walking through woods to an orchard
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #20435 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Scott Taylor (BFRO)
Tracks

Single footprint in dirt with little toe sticking out at odd angle

Measurements: almost twice my size

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness, gained additional details, and assessed the account as a class B encounter with a sasquatch.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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