An Interview with a San Diego Sheriff's Sergeant Regarding a Series of Incidents after the Laguna Fire of 1970
Account
A family living in a thinly populated brushy area reported encountering three hairy upright creatures in their yard at night while calling for a pet dog. An animal initially mistaken for the dog stood up and walked away to join two larger individuals, and all three left into the brush. The account was relayed to night-shift deputies by the head of the household, who described the group as differing in size.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- largest over 6 feet tall, maybe 7 feet tall; middle about 5 feet tall; smallest about 3 or 4 feet tall
- Build src
- much larger-framed than an ordinary man
- Gait src
- stood and walked upright
- Posture src
- upright
- Apparent sex src
- male, female and child as assumed by witness
- Age / size src
- father, mother and child with different sizes
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
September 1970
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Alpine, San Diego County, California
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| Map point |
32.8425, -116.7559 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Alpine CDP (GEOID 0601192), matched from nearest town 'Alpine'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
3
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| Witness was |
calling for a pet dog outside at night
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| Witness's word for it |
Zoobies
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Plaster cast of a large footprint made by the head of household
Measurements: about 13 or 14 inches in length, larger and wider than size 12 shoe
Photographs of the footprint reportedly held by the department
V-shaped four-toed footprints attributed to the creatures
Measurements: 16 inches long and 8 inches wide, widest across toes, narrowed to 5 inches at heel
A former detective spent considerable time investigating the report and was convinced the sightings were authentic.
A former detective spent considerable time investigating the report and was convinced the sightings were authentic.
A patrol sergeant and his son camped behind the house on days off hoping to glimpse the creatures but saw nothing.
Two-person patrol units made periodic nighttime spotlight checks of the residence.
A former detective spent considerable time investigating the report and was convinced the sightings were authentic.
Source timeline
Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.
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BFRO report #2782 Primary
The report refers to
- “Proctor Valley Monster”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “tribal legend about a giant hairy man protector of burial grounds”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us, pages 311 - 312”Not in the Anomadex yet