Class A First-hand BFRO #1114

Three motorists have late night sighting near Manton

August 1994 about 1 or 2:00 AM Between Manton And Payne's Creek, Tehama County, California 3 witnesses

Account

Late at night the witness was driving home with a son and daughter, all awake and alert, when an ape-like animal crossed the road in front of their moving vehicle at very high speed on its knuckles and disappeared into the darkness. All three occupants reported seeing the same animal and agreed it looked like a primate unlike familiar local wildlife, later speculating it might have been a young Sasquatch.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Gait src
knuckle-running with lightening speed
Posture src
on its knuckles, more or less
Age / size src
about the size of a large chimpanzee; possibly young
Other features src
ape-like, some kind of primate

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1994
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 1 or 2:00 AM
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Between Manton And Payne's Creek, Tehama County, California
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.3745, -121.9708 (± 26 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1114 · gnis:221983 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Dales' and 'Manton'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Dales', Tehama)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home late at night
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
ape-like animal
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1114 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Robert Leiterman (BFRO)

Source timeline

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