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Bigfoot sighting in Ft. Lewis Washington
24 Jun 1997 · Ft. Lewis Washington, United States
A Marine on a night patrol at Fort Lewis, Washington, in 1997 saw a large biped in dense brush, which ran off after he fired blank rounds from a machine gun.
Facts
- Reported as
- Marines on a training mission have a possible night encounter on Fort Lewis
- Date
- 24 Jun 1997
- Place
- Ft. Lewis Washington, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 46.958, -122.675
- Located within
- 3.2 km
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- other
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 3.0 m (10 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- fleeing, running
- In the account
- felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, long strides, repeat location, reported years later, told no one, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Bigfoot sighting in Washington, United States
- Two men witness three large individuals, two very large and the other about two-thirds their size
- Loud vocalizations sounds heard
- At night, soldier in training has sighting at Ft. Lewis
- Woman recalls childhood incident -- possible stalking near Yelm
- Man recalls his possible nighttime encounter while instructing at Ft. Lewis
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