10-Ft. Shrieking Monster reported near Cold Springs
Account
An anonymous caller told the sheriff's office that a roughly nine- to ten-foot-tall human-like figure was moving in the road near an old gravel pit. A second man on the same call said large tracks had been seen. Responding deputies did not see the figure but stayed in the area for hours listening to loud shrieking that moved around them.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least nine or 10 feet tall
- Other features src
- appeared to be human
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
27 January 1963
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| Time of day |
about 8:30 p.m.
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| Place |
Cold Springs, Tuolumne County, California
Stated
BFRO report #2309
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.16, -120.05 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2309 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
Press report
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness's word for it |
a man
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Tracks over 14 inches long reported by a second caller
Measurements: more than 14 inches long
Two deputies searched the area that night, heard shrieking sounds circling and approaching, stayed until 1:30 a.m., and found nothing by daylight.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2309 Primary
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