First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 1001
Sasquatch sighting in California (1983)
summer of eighty three
before daybreak into daylight, about half hour into daylight
California
1 witness
Account
Before daybreak while fishing at Upper Blue Lake, the ranger watched a black figure across the lake for forty to forty-five minutes that appeared to mimic fishing with a stick and lay on its belly in near-freezing weather. It then moved across a large boulder in a smooth crab position on its back, which the witness felt was non-human. It vanished into bushes when a distant boat motor started.
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- all black from head to toe
- Gait src
- moved across boulder in crab position in one fluid move
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
summer of eighty three
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|---|---|
| Place |
California
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| Map point |
38.6320, -119.9485 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS reservoir 'Upper Blue Lake', Alpine, matched from place name 'Upper Blue Lake'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
fishing early morning before daylight
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 1001 Podcast Interview