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Sasquatch sighting in California (1984)

1984 around 4 o'clock in afternoon California 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking alone and stopped to rest on a rock ledge overlooking a meadow. An orange-haired bipedal creature emerged from the treeline and foraged on plants for about ten minutes while approaching. After the witness greeted it, the creature stared, then walked away while keeping its eyes on the witness, briefly raising its hand when asked to stay.

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Sightings

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 7.5 feet
Build src
wide shoulders, V-taper to waist, wide
Hair colour src
orange like tabby cat
Hair length src
longer about 4 inches under arms, hanging like corn silk
Face src
round nearly human, sad/worried look, flattened nose with outward nostrils
Eyes src
orange-gold same as hair, slightly larger than human, whites visible
Arms src
longer thinner hair from armpit to wrist
Hands src
tops and palms hairless, fingers hairy on top
Legs src
very big tree-trunk thighs
Gait src
bipedal walk, body forward while head turned back
Posture src
upright on two feet
Apparent sex src
male, genitals visible
Other features src
light gray skin on face and hands, clean groomed

Facts & provenance

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Date
1984
Time of day
around 4 o'clock in afternoon
Place
California
Map point
37.2399, -119.1961 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS reservoir 'Huntington Lake', Fresno, matched from place name 'Huntington Lake'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
hiking back and resting on rock ledge
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2019-09-29 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:02:18 (account ends about 0:12:42) Hash 6c8ad496974e
    Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts)

The report refers to

  • “episode 560 [name withheld] encounter”
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