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The whole thing about linking sasquatchery with extraterrestrial visitors fits the "anything is possible" line, and I suppose that's why it became "a thing", but IMHO it's just a foolish distraction. Keeping sasquatches within the taxonomic primate order keeps it closer to established reality and better fits Occam's Razor. It also keeps the phenomenon within the thread's discussion of the USFS without the need to expand it to NASA, DoD, etc. It also helps us fear sasquatches as only capable of tearing us apart without bringing in questions about technology like ray guns, gravity bombs, and phasers. More appropriate than extraterrestrial science fiction is the religious/spiritual aspect of sasquatchery, especially that related to aboriginal spirituality. I again refer to Richard Nelson's incredible book Make Prayers to the Raven: A Koyukon View of the Northern Forest, not just for its inclusion of sasquatchery, but for its overall explanation of aboriginal spirituality, both pre-contact and today after a few centuries of evolution after contact. Even that education can illustrate why government currently advocates a policy of continued non-contact with uncontacted peoples. https://www.amazon.com/Make-Prayers-Raven-Koyukon-Northern/dp/0226571637 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontacted_peoples