Creature observed stepping up and over a fir sapling.
Account
The witness was driving with a relative in the late afternoon when they noticed a tall, reddish-brown fur-covered human-like figure descending a snow-covered clear-cut hillside. They watched it walk about 400 yards, step over a small fir tree, pause to look around, then disappear into forest at the base. Afterward they realized three other cars had also pulled over to watch.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 or 8 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- reddish-brown
- Gait src
- walking
- Other features src
- human like
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
22 December 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 5pm
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| Place |
Del Norte County, California
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| Map point |
41.9362, -124.2034 (± 20 km)
USGS GNIS stream 'Smith River', Del Norte, matched from place name 'Smith River'
Conflicting value41.7499, -123.9810 (± 32 km)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving
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| Witness's word for it |
human like figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1655 Primary