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BFRO YEAR: 1978 or 79 Redding, Shasta County, California Class A #1653

Husband and wife have late night sighting on Highway 299

The witness and husband were driving west at night when a tan-colored figure entered the headlights from the left. It crossed the roadway in two strides and went into a ravine on the right within a few seconds. Both occupants perceived the figure and confirmed it to each other after the crossing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
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.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
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: 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: 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: 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.

Road crossingPartial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1984/85? Glenwood, Washington County, Oregon Class A #191

Daytime sighting by motorists along Hwy 6 near Glenwood

The witness and a companion were driving west on Highway 6 toward the coast when a large dark figure crossed the road ahead of them. The figure was first noticed from several hundred yards away and entered dense roadside forest with no path. By the time they reached the crossing point it had disappeared into foliage described as impassable.

Road crossing
BFRO YEAR: Around 1992 Walla Walla Wa, Umatilla County, Oregon Class A #692

Witness observed two creatures crossing the road

About seven years earlier, while driving at dusk on a gravel road into the Blue Mountains, the witness came around a bend and saw two tall figures crossing the road in the headlights. The lights reflected yellow from their eyes while low sunlight illuminated their bodies. The witness stopped and got out after they walked into the woods but saw nothing further and found no tracks because the ground was hard.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingEyeshine
BFRO YEAR: est mid-70 "Howard's Creek" Multi-famly Camping Site., Marion County, Oregon Class A #2628

Family encounters upright creature while camping at Silver Falls

The witness's family of four stayed late at a remote Howard's Creek campsite and walked along the loop road on a bright Sunday afternoon. About 60 to 75 feet ahead, a very large dark-brown furry biped emerged from brush on one side, glanced toward them, then crossed quickly into brush on the other side. Frightened, the family returned to camp, where they noted deep scratches high on a tree trunk that they associated with the animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingTree break
BFRO YEAR: 1976-77 Cave Junction, Josephine County, Oregon Class A #11016

Young witness has encounter during thunderstorm near Cave Junction

The witness, then a teenager, went outside at night during a lightning storm to check on horses. From a floodlit pasture near a river, she saw a very large dark upright figure emerge from the riverbed and move quickly across the pasture. The figure stepped over an electric fence, crossed the highway, and went up an embankment on the far side within a few seconds.

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