Class A First-hand BFRO #7988

Upright hair covered figure seen beside river

March 1999 between 5 and 6pm Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness parked by a river to fish for steelhead on a rainy winter afternoon and heard two loud whoop-like bellows. While wading downstream the witness saw two tall, hair-covered figures standing motionless across the river and noticed a cocoon-like bundle of grass on a root wad. After fishing back upstream the witness looked back to find the figures and object gone, and a return visit the next day was blocked by flooding.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
taller than a man
Build src
broad shoulders
Face src
flat faces
Eyes src
large round eyes
Arms src
long arms
Posture src
upright, standing
Other features src
mostly covered in hair, one with bald spots on chest

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 1999
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 5 and 6pm
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Blue Lake, Humboldt County, California
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.8810, -123.9949 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #7988 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Blue Lake city (GEOID 0607162), matched from nearest town 'Blue Lake'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fishing for steelhead
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
dark figure
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7988 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-02-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash b50dfea2e540
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