Class A First-hand BFRO #3056

Young man has three different footprint observations and one short encounter with a large black creature over a three-month period

July 2001 about 6:30 PM, just before dusk Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving to the campground after work when a large hair-covered biped carrying a fawn stepped onto the road. The creature paused to look toward the truck, then ran up a steep embankment and disappeared. A passenger riding with the witness did not see the creature.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src: between eight and nine feet tall
Build src: solid, 350 to 400 pounds
Hair colour src: mat black
Face src: primate-like and hairy, protruding eyebrow ridge, protruding jaw and lower lip
Eyes src: set back
Arms src: long and hairy, Popeye-like forearms
Hands src: left hand around fawn's neck
Gait src: ran up steep incline on two legs, fast as mountain lion
Posture src: bipedal throughout
Other features src: cone-shaped head, covered in hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 2001 Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 6:30 PM, just before dusk Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Coffee Creek, Siskiyou County, California Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.0797, -122.7169 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #3056 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Coffee Creek CDP (GEOID 0614406), matched from nearest town 'Coffee Creek'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to campground after work Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot creature Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3056 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3056 Primary

Published 2001-08-30 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash affbdeeee20a

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“plaster prints from various Northern California areas”
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