Bigfoot sighting near White Salmon, Washington
Oct 1982 · White Salmon, Washington, United States
A hunter near Nestor Peak in eastern Skamania County, Washington, saw three creatures at daybreak in October 1982, then later found tracks and hair nearby.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Hunter observes trio of animals near Nestor Peak Lookout
- Date
- Oct 1982
- Place
- White Salmon, Washington, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 45.816, -121.571
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 3
- Distance
- 82 m (270 ft)
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- mixed hair, biped
- Behaviour
- hiding, standing, vocalizing, walking, watching
- Sounds
- scream
- Traces
- hair
- In the account
- alone, cave or rocks, crouched, eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, firearm present, footprints found, hair found, heavy breathing, human like face, hunting season, juvenile, likened to ape, long arms, looked at witness, multiple, reported years later, returned to spot, ridge or mountain, ruled out bear, scream, smell, smell musky, thought bear first, told no one, very tall, walked away calmly, walked upright, witness fled
- Tracks
- 43 cm (17.0 in) long, 18 cm (7.0 in) wide
- 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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- Man sees hairy, bipedal creature cross the road in front of him
- Road crossing sighting 3mi north of Columbia Gorge, south of Willard
- Nighttime sighting by a motorist near BZ Corner
- Bigfoot sighting near Willard, Washington
- Mother relates story of daughter sighting a large animal near Mill A School
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