Man has sighting near Alturas
Account
The witness was camping by a pond with family and stayed up late by the campfire. Around 1 a.m. he heard noise in the cattails across the pond and approached with a flashlight. A tall hair-covered figure stood up, screeched, faced him briefly, then walked toward the forest like a man. He later found flattened cattails and a strong urine odor at the spot.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 or 8 ft tall
- Build src
- 600 pounds
- Hair colour src
- dark brownish
- Face src
- flat, covered in dark brown skin with no snout or hair
- Gait src
- walked like a man, not like an animal
- Posture src
- raised to full standing position
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1974
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| Time of day |
about 1am
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| Place |
Alturas, Modoc County, California
Stated
BFRO report #875
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.41, -120.68 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 875 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping by a pond and putting out the campfire
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| Witness's word for it |
huge hulk
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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crushed cattails over about 10-ft-diameter area where entity stood
Measurements: about 10 ft in dia
Source timeline
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BFRO report #875 Primary
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