Early dawn sighting by hunters near Bass Lake
Account
Two hunters waited in a parked truck below a ridge at dawn hoping for deer. They watched a dark figure dig in brush for about 30 minutes then walk toward them. At about 50 yards they concluded it was not a man but a large black-furred biped. When a truck door latch sounded it looked then ran behind a tree and was gone when approached.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over 7 feet tall
- Build src
- 400 plus pounds
- Hair colour src
- jet black, shiny
- Eyes src
- reddish color around eyes
- Gait src
- walked just like a human
- Other features src
- looked exactly like the Patterson film
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1988
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| Time of day |
5:30am to 6:45am
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| Place |
Bass Lake Ca., Madera County, California
Stated
BFRO report #83
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.36, -119.64 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 83 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
waiting in parked truck to hunt deer at dawn
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| Witness's word for it |
a Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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.
Ongoing long narrow footprints with five straight-across toes reported in same area
Measurements: est. 13" long x 4.5" wide
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #83 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference