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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: 2001 to 03 Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #44489

Witness recalls unknown animal seen crossing road near Snohomish

The witness was driving home at night with a companion when they noticed eyeshine near a swamp. A light-colored animal on all fours crossed the road in front of the car, turned to look at them, then disappeared into darkness. After pulling forward the pair smelled strong sulfur but could not relocate the animal and left.

EyeshineFull-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
BFRO YEAR: 07 Goldbar, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #22017

Possible wood knocks heard while staying at Wallace Falls State Park

The witness was staying overnight in a cabin and was awakened about 2 a.m. by distant dogs barking. He then heard groups of three to four wood knocks in quick succession, repeated several times over two to three minutes from a wooded area a few hundred yards away. He reported hearing no other wildlife that night.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1994-1997+ Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class B #60

Missing Cattle and large footprints found

Two brothers operating a cattle ranch reported losing 300-400 lb calves without trace each May through early July over three to four years, and noted cattle panicking at their approach from a distance. In the third year they found a freshly killed calf with its neck broken, no teeth or claw marks, and a deep parallel-sided bruise, which a vet and others examined. Three sets of large footprints and unknown feces containing smashed bone were also reported.

Property disturbanceTracksScat
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: 1978 or 79 Bremerton, Mason County, Washington Class B #7439

Fisherman observes large rock flung into Hamma Hamma River

While fishing alone upstream, the witness saw a large boulder moving through the air and splash into the stream about 30 feet away. He did not see or smell anything that could have thrown it, but felt uneasy and felt he was not alone. He quickly returned to the vehicle where his companion had been fishing downstream, and they ate and left.

Rock throwing
BFRO YEAR: 1996-97 Cle Elum WA, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #1160

Woman hears unrecognizable vocalizations near Cle Elum

The witness and a companion were feeding horses late at night in deep winter snow. After the witness howled to elicit coyote replies, a very loud, deep howl answered from the hillside behind. The witness could not see the source with a weak flashlight and described it as unlike any dog, coyote, or wolf, later believing it was a bigfoot.

Howl
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: 1998,2000 Humptulips, Cosmopolis, Montesano, Grays Harbor County, Washington Class B #1131

Hunter hears strange noises near Montesano

While elk hunting with a relative, the witness reports the relative briefly saw a bigfoot down a side spur that was gone when they reversed to look. They then found grouse beds, piled feathers and a leg, plus one large track and a faint trail leading into the woods. The witness also noted an unusual odor and interpreted the sign as the creature hunting grouse.

Partial sightingTracksOdor
BFRO YEAR: 05 Malo, Ferry County, Washington Class B #26035

Possible vocalizations heard and large footprints found near Malo

The witness was at home late at night and got up to open a bedroom window because the room was warm. While standing at the window he heard an unfamiliar cry described as a moan/growl coming from the hill in front of the house. He states he had lived in the area for years and had never heard such a sound before, and only afterward considered a bigfoot explanation after telling a relative.

Growl
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: 1993 or 94 Crescent City, Del Norte County, California Class B #2387

Camper at Mill Creek Campground heard three screams that echoed through the forest

The witness was camping and woke early at dawn to walk to the campground bathroom. They heard an extremely loud echoing yell three times that they felt was not from a man, bear, or wildcat. The witness did not see anything and ran to the bathroom frightened.

Vocalization
BFRO YEAR: 2005 2009 Trout Lake, Yakima County, Washington Class B #26447

Camper details possible encounters in 2005 and again in summer 2009 near Trout Lake

A group was camping overnight at a remote forested lakeside camp. After hearing distant screams that seemed to shift position and prolonged branch-breaking around camp, the witness stayed awake listening while others slept. The witness heard heavy running and breathing pass the RV and noticed moonlight through the windows dim briefly, then later the companion's son fled his tent to the RV reporting tree-banging, movement, darkness at the tent, and a voice imitation. No one saw anything, and the next morning knocking elicited whistle replies from the woods.

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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.

Full-body sightingPartial sightingVocalizationWhistleOdor +1
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.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingFootstepsTracksTree break
BFRO YEAR: 04-05 I Dont Know The Small Town, But We Were At Rainbow Falls State Park, Lewis County, Washington Class B #24024

High School friends camping at Rainbow Falls State Park hear vocalizations near Chehalis

The witness and about ten friends were camping at Rainbow Falls State Park during the summer. After the campfire was out, the witness and one companion lay awake in a tent and heard a distant high-pitched howling sound they joked sounded like screeching tires. Years later the witness heard a Puyallup recording on a research site and felt it sounded almost identical to that night.

Howl