Hiking family has daytime encounter in Sierra
Account
The witness and two relatives were hiking down from high lakes in the afternoon when they saw a large dark figure moving rapidly across a distant meadow on the far side of a river. The figure appeared to glide smoothly without bobbing, paused briefly when shouted at, then continued away and disappeared. The witnesses went down to the meadow edge but could not relocate it.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- near 7 feet
- Build src
- large body with broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black with possible golden on arms
- Arms src
- in line with body
- Legs src
- partly obscured by grass, not clearly discerned
- Gait src
- rapid, smoothly gliding floating pace
- Posture src
- head sitting directly on shoulders
- Other features src
- dome-shaped head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
21 August 2005
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| Time of day |
3:15-3:30 p.m.
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| Place |
Bridgeport, Mono County, California
Stated
BFRO report #12383
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.31, -119.55 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12383 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking back down trail after fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
large black thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12383 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference