Class A First-hand BFRO #1549

While looking out of her livingroom window when she was a child she saw a dark brown creature walk between two trees

Fall 1983 Del Norte County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was looking out the living-room window toward the woods from home when a large hairy bipedal figure appeared about 25 feet away. The figure stepped between two trees, stood staring at the witness for several minutes, then turned and walked back into the woods. The witness later told a parent, who suggested a bear, but the witness maintains the figure moved entirely on two feet.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
really big
Hair colour src
dark brown
Gait src
walked
Posture src
standing up on two feet
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
Fall 1983
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Place
Del Norte County, California
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
41.7499, -123.9810 (± 32 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1549 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Del Norte County (GEOID 06015); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
staring out living room window
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something really big and hairy
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #1549 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator visited the area, described it as prime Bigfoot country, and vouched for the witness's honesty and lasting memory.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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