Hikers have late night experience near Spicer
Account
The witness and a companion were camping in a tent near a river. Late at night they heard loud screams and then footsteps on a dry creek bed behind the tent. The witness saw a large silhouette move past a tree toward the river, heard splashing and screaming, then footsteps approach the tent and run away. They waited for daylight and left quickly.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Gait src
- walked deliberately, two steps at a time
- Posture src
- standing
- Age / size src
- large
- Other features src
- seen through tent mesh window
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1977
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| Time of day |
night, shortly before daybreak
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| Place |
Bear Valley, Calaveras County, California
Stated
BFRO report #4366
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.46, -120.04 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4366 (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 |
camping overnight in a tent
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| Witness's word for it |
Big Foot
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and was trying to reach the second witness.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4366 Primary
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