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Bigfoot sighting near Yelm, Washington
Jul 1985 · Yelm, Washington, United States
Soldier on night listening-post duty near the Nisqually River, Washington, in July 1985 heard bipedal footsteps, smelled a foul odor and heard a scream around 2 a.m.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Witness reports bad smell and a scream
- Date
- Jul 1985
- Place
- Yelm, Washington, United States
- Evidence
- vocal
- Point
- 46.936, -122.761
- Time
- about 02:00, night
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 1
- Distance
- 3,219 m (10,560 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- vocalizing, walking
- Sounds
- footsteps, scream
- Animals
- wildlife silent
- In the account
- alone, bipedal footsteps, physical symptoms, scream, smell, smell lingered, smell rotten, thought person first, 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
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