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30 July 1965 Easton, Kittitas County, Washington Class A #3150

Three witnesses throwing rocks in lake see a Bigfoot peeking at them

Three teenagers were rolling boulders off a ledge above a lake when they noticed an upright, hair-covered animal watching them from the forest edge about 50-70 yards away. They watched it for about half an hour before leaving, returning the next day to estimate its height from where it had stood. The following morning they found stored food missing from camp.

Partial sighting
Spring 1963 Brinnon WA, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #5299

Camping group has night time sighting near the Dosewallips River

The witness, then a teenager on a church group camping trip in the mountains, was sleeping apart from the group and watching the peaks. He noticed the jagged horizon looked smooth and swaying, realized it was the silhouette of a large standing animal at the foot of his sleeping bag, smelled a skunk-cabbage odor, hid under his bag, and later found it gone. Around the same time other children by a rock overhang shouted about seeing a big gorilla-like figure moving and walking away, which the adults dismissed.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
18 July 1960 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #1495

Man and wife in car see a sasquatch eating frogs on the road 5 miles south of Shelton

The witness and a companion were driving on a wet highway after rain and came close to a creature in the road apparently eating frogs. When it noticed the car it stood upright and quickly left the road, climbing a steep rock wall without using its hands. The pair were frightened and drove quickly past the spot. Years later the witness heard of similar stories in the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1958 Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1670

Large footprint find, large creature witnessed by a school bus driver

Two relatives living on a farm reported a strong odor in their dairy barn followed by footprints in the barn lot leading toward dense forest. A few days later additional tracks were found near a creek and plaster casts were made. At the time the residents said they had never heard of Bigfoot and interpreted the activity as contact with some kind of giant.

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1948 Sol Duc Hot Springs, Clallam County, Washington Class A #1723

Mt. Olympus Incident

Four people were quietly walking horses along a trail in rainy conditions when a black creature about eight feet tall stood up from a stooped position beside the trail and ran away, leaving a foul odor. The group did not look for footprints.

Full-body sightingOdor
Fall 1941 Yakima County, Washington Class A #1689

A tall black creature covered with hair and very muscular was seen walking quickly across a clearing

In fall 1941 a couple picnicked in the foothills of Mt. Adams and were driving out of a clearing in the afternoon. The woman looked back and saw a tall, black, hair-covered and muscular creature walking quickly across the clearing toward the forest. Her companion slowed the car but did not see it before it disappeared into the forest.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: about 1980 Bellingham, Whatcom County, Washington Class A #9197

Motorist surprises animal crossing freeway

About 25 years ago on a summer night, the witness was driving north on I-5 south of Bellingham when an animal ran across the freeway from left to right. He swerved to avoid it and saw it in the headlights running on all fours, noting reddish fur, a higher shoulder line, and a flat ape-like face with large eyes. He first thought it was a large dog then a young bear before concluding its face did not match either. He did not stop, and his passenger slept through the incident.

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BFRO YEAR: 2001--2008 STANWOOD, WASHINGTON [Property Address Removed By MM], Snohomish County, Washington Class A #26448

Man describes history of incidents around his home outside Stanwood

In October 2006 on a dark evening, a relative was warming up and moving a car in the witness's front yard when the headlights revealed a tall bipedal creature with red eyes standing by a maple tree and rocking. The creature turned and ran into the forest, and the relative heard it moving through woods and then through water with an echo. A later retracing indicated the water was a large culvert under the main road leading toward an undeveloped green belt.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1973 or 74 PUYALLUP, Pierce County, Washington Class A #10653

Young bike riders see large animal cross road

While riding bikes on a sunny day, the witness and a companion saw a large bipedal creature come out of wooded cover and cross the road ahead of them. The creature paused, turned to face them as they approached, then continued across and disappeared into thick cover. When the riders reached the crossing point they found nothing and rode home frightened.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
BFRO YEAR: 1998 ?- Orting, Pierce County, Washington Class A #8777

Boy observes sasquatch on hillside near Orting

A child crossing a creek to climb a wooded hillside behind home heard a noise and saw a large muscular figure standing in the woods. The child ran back across the creek, looked back, and watched the figure look, then turn and walk uphill out of sight. The account was relayed years later by a relative after the child recognized a picture on a television tape.

Full-body sightingVocalization
BFRO YEAR: early 90's Elbe, Pierce County, Washington Class A #3400

Two experienced hunters see bigfoot, throw rock at it, and watch it turn and walk into timber

Two companions were walking down a private logging road in near-dark to get off a hill before dark. They saw a figure standing near the timber edge about 80 yards away and stopped to watch it. After a companion threw a rock that landed near it, the figure turned and walked into the timber.

Full-body sightingRock throwing
BFRO YEAR: May 29 201 Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Class A #51994

Man and girlfriend have sighting on Joint Base Lewis-McChord road near Spanaway

Two occupants driving south to a fishing spot at dawn noticed an ape-like animal crouched beside garbage bags on the roadside. From about 22-25 feet they watched it lean forward and twice extend an arm to drop trash, noting black hair, facial features and long arms. They estimated its standing height at five-and-a-half to six feet and concluded it was a juvenile Bigfoot. The companion also reportedly saw an adult watching from the forest behind.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 2003, 2004 Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington Class A #8748

Homeowner sees huge animal on Bainbridge Island

A woman walking home on a wooded trail with an infant and a dog heard loud breaking branches and debris crunching, then watched a large brown furry figure standing partly exposed behind a tree for about two minutes. Her dog, which normally chases animals, only stopped and stared. The figure then silently disappeared down a steep slope and nothing further was heard or seen when they approached the spot.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1973? Wenatchee, Chelan County, Washington Class A #2070

Two men see something walk up and over ridge behind home

The witness arrived by motorcycle to visit campers and noticed a dark bipedal figure moving on an open hillside below the treeline about 250 yards away in snow near dusk with fog. The figure was described as very tall and large, walking uphill toward timber with a long effortless stride and looking back several times without breaking stride before disappearing into the trees. The witness was bothered by the sighting for about a year before telling a relative decades later.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1954-55 Holden WA, Chelan County, Washington Class A #14534

Multiple witness sighting in daylight in a remote area near Holden

As a young boy playing by a creek with a friend, the witness noticed a hair-covered man-like figure across the water stepping between rocks while looking down. He fetched his father, who returned with other adults and binoculars, and the group watched for 10 to 15 minutes while debating what it was. The figure eventually noticed them and walked away upstream into wilderness.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1952-53 Longview, Cowlitz County, Washington Class A #4353

Young man encounters two large, upright animals near the Columbia River, west of Longview

The witness walked alone down a wooded path to a spring on a relative's farm. Near the spring the witness watched a hair-covered bipedal creature squatting and drinking for one to two minutes. A vocal sound from behind startled the first creature to standing and revealed a second taller creature close behind the witness. The witness ran away through the woods to the path and was not followed.

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BFRO YEAR: 1994? Mineral, Lewis County, Washington Class A #4380

Dirty white animal seen near apple orchard

The witness and a friend were sitting on a truck tailgate at night when they heard a disturbance in a crab apple tree. They approached and watched a large pale bipedal animal leave the tree and cross the highway with a swishing foot sound before disappearing. They searched with family that night without result, but the next day found scuffed tracks, broken branches, and fallen apples.

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BFRO YEAR: 83 or 84 BattleGround, Clark County, Washington Class A #2744

Large figure crosses the road in dawn hours near Battleground

As a high-school student waiting for the morning school bus at the top of a hill, the witness looked down a gravel road toward a lit area near a creek crossing. She claims a large unrecognized animal crossed the two-car-wide road in a single step. She was frightened, returned to the house and turned on the lights, and told no one at the time.

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