Washoe County, Nevada

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Washoe County Nevada (Class B) BFRO

August 1972

This is the third in a set of chronological reports that I am submitting regarding a series of encounters I had between 1970 and 1983 in Nevada, California, and Washington States. This third encounter occurred in August 1972, when I was 12, at my home, roughly ten days after our encounter at the dry wash. I have previously described nearby Peavine Mountain and Lemmon Valley. Our house was located on the East side of the valley. It was in a new development at the time, tucked back in a draw among several steep hills. The surrounding hills rose from 50 to 250 feet above our neighborhood and were primarily granite outcroppings. The soil was coarse granite sand interspersed with boulders of various sizes. Where there was vegetation on the hills, it was predominantly sagebrush. In the draws, the sand was less coarse and there were a variety of grasses and other weeds. We had just moved into the newly completed house a few weeks earlier and were getting to know our neighbors, all o...

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Washoe County Nevada (Class A) BFRO

Three boys encounter sasquatch in eroded terrain

This is the second in a set of chronological reports that I am submitting regarding a series of encounters I had between 1970 and 1983 in Nevada, California, and Washington States. I grew up severa...

August 1972

Washoe County Nevada (Class B) BFRO

Father and son hear vocalizations on Peavine Mt

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September 1970

Putnam County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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September 1964

Pierce County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Lake Tapps

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October 1975

Peoria County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

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January 1957

Forest County Wisconsin (Class A) BFRO

Sighting by young fisherman at dusk on Wabikon Lake

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Vernon Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

Five year old boy approached by a large, bi-pedal animal covered in dark hair

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January 1979

Summit County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls early evening sighting near Brandywine Ski Resort

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Colfax County New Mexico (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has nighttime sighting below Raton Pass

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January 2005