Class A First-hand BFRO #1643

Two teenagers have late night sighting near Coulterville

March 1963 night, 10:30 PM Coulterville, Mariposa County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were in bed in a dark room at a ranch at night looking out a window. A large hairy creature looked in the window for about ten minutes, alternating looking inside the room and outside. When the witness went outside to look, nothing was visible.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 1/2 ft tall
Build src
about 400-500lbs
Hair colour src
dark brown
Eyes src
about the size of tennisballs
Other features src
head larger than a basketball; head looked like an apes head; lots of coarse hair; head appeared like it had a pointed hat

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 1963
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, 10:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Coulterville, Mariposa County, California
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.7126, -120.1961 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1643 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Coulterville CDP (GEOID 0616644), matched from nearest town 'Coulterville'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
lying in bed looking out a window
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
A Sasquach
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1643 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Ron Morehead (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness and discussed the sighting for about 30 minutes.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-02-04 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash afc7f32372d0
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