Reported case · retrospective witness source

Hoh River Roadside Observation — October 1974

A published first-person recollection of a 1974 roadside observation, with a separate BFRO investigator phone interview. The event is documented as a reported case, not biologically authenticated evidence.

Encounter record

Source-documented event

The original witness reports that his companion first noticed movement near the far bank while they were on a 1974 trip along the Hoh River. He describes observing a dark upright figure near a log. BFRO investigator Scott Taylor later reports a direct telephone interview that added possible movements and a described attempt to view the figure from the roadside.

Case classification and limits

This event is recorded as a historically reported encounter with traceable original testimony and a separately attributable later investigator interview. It is not an independent confirmation of a species or proof that every later detail was present in the original version.

Event chronology

Dating and location

Reported event date
October 1974 (exact day not recovered)
Original witness report submitted
2026-09-26
General location
Hoh River corridor, Jefferson County, Washington
Original public source
BFRO 82613, with distinct Scott Taylor follow-up interview
Source classification
BFRO Class A; publisher classification does not authenticate organism identity.
Evidence and source roles

Witness and investigator distinction

The first-person witness says that he and a companion saw a dark figure across the river. The separate BFRO investigator describes a later phone interview adding reported movements. No separate interview from the companion was examined, and the interviewer was not a witness to the 1974 event.

The event is reported after decades, its exact roadside position is unavailable, and no photograph, biological sample or independent statement by the companion was recovered. Later interview additions must be attributed to the investigator recollection.

Provenance

Original publisher and linked records

Original BFRO Report 82613 and Scott Taylor follow-up ↗

Reviewed November 5, 2026. No reproduction of the complete copyrighted report or pinpoint location data.