Class A First-hand BFRO #67480

Camper's encounter with a Bigfoot outside tent in North Lake Campground near Bishop

July 1991 around midnight Bishop CA., Inyo County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping with two young relatives at a high-elevation lake campground in the summer. Around midnight he woke to heavy footsteps stopping outside the tent and, peeking through the mesh with a flashlight, saw the huge hairy muscular human-like legs of a very tall biped standing a few feet away. After a minute or two the individual walked away, and the witness moved the children to the car and left the campsite early, leaving some gear behind.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
very tall, buttocks at witness's mid-abdomen level
Build src
muscular, huge
Legs src
muscular and human like, hairy
Posture src
stood

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1991
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around midnight
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Bishop CA., Inyo County, California
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
sleeping in tent while camping
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
someone or something
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #67480 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)

Source timeline

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