Flap: Skamania County, Washington, Mar–Aug 2008
3 reports · 3 separate documents
Bigfoot (2), Other Canine (1).
In the 10 years either side we have 17 other reports within 37 miles of here.
The reports, in order
- Mar 2008 Witness reports finding hundreds of tree breaks and matted vegetation along one side of a road in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest, attributing them to…
Bigfoot · Skamania County, Washington - Jun 18, 2008 Witnesses report hearing a loud growl and yell from an unknown creature resembling a cross between a bear and a dog while climbing Mount St. Helens.
Other Canine · Mount Saint Helens, Washington - Aug 14, 2008 Witness reports seeing a massive, two-legged creature watching her and her son at a pond before it followed them to their house.
Bigfoot · Randle, Washington
Sources: oregonbigfoot (3).
How we find flaps
- Plain rules, no model: reports within 37 miles and about four months of each other are grouped, and a group counts only when it is at least 5 times what that place usually sees over the 10 years either side.
- A flap needs at least 3 reports from at least 3 separate documents: one article listing six sightings is one telling.
- Copies are not confirmations: a story reprinted in thirty papers counts once.
- Investigator logs (BFRO, NAWAC, the Loch Ness Register) are left out, because a busy field season looks just like a flap.
- Only reports placed to a town or county and dated to the month are used. A flap is a burst of reports, not proof of a creature: panics, hoaxes and newspaper fashions make flaps too.