Class A First-hand BFRO #22500

Paranormal investigator describes encounter near Covelo

December 2007 around 9pm, dark Covelo, Mendocino County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness stayed alone in the last car of a line of four while a paranormal group walked up a hill at night. A gold-tan something stood by the rear window and twice patted or palmed the car door, causing the witness to sit in the dark. Just before the group returned, something ran past the car very fast and no tracks or marks were later found.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Hair colour src
gold-tan color
Gait src
ran past really fast
Posture src
standing by the back window

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
December 2007
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 9pm, dark
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Covelo, Mendocino County, California
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.84, -123.24 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 22500 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
sitting in parked car playing video game while group walked hill
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something a gold-tan color
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #22500 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Brandon Kiel (BFRO)
Follow-up

The rest of the group walked up the hill with flashlights and hit sticks on trees while the witness stayed in the car.

BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Follow-up

The witness returned in daylight to photograph the area and search for tracks but found none because vehicles had driven over the spot.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness for about 45 minutes about the encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Published 2007-12-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 703c543d1d01
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “lots of sightings up there”
    Not in the Anomadex yet