Bigfoot sighting in Washington, United States
15 Sep 1976 · Alderton. By Mcalder grade school., Washington, United States
In September 1976 a witness near Sumner, Washington, saw an 8-plus-foot hairy creature 60 to 70 feet away in late afternoon; both froze until the witness ran to head off children.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of close encounter with a sasquatch while picking up clay pigeons near Sumner
- Date
- 15 Sep 1976
- Place
- Alderton. By Mcalder grade school., Washington, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 47.173, -122.221
- Located within
- 504 m
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 20 m (65 ft)
- Duration
- 52 s
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- mixed hair, long length, biped
- Behaviour
- standing, watching
- Animals
- horses reacted
- In the account
- bare face, broad shoulders, face seen, field or clearing, horses spooked, looked at witness, silver or grey, swamp or marsh, very tall, witness froze
- 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
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