Class A First-hand BFRO #24936

Sighting off Indian Road behind isolated (at the time) Desert Hot Springs Condo complex

May 1979 about 10PM Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness was leaving in a small car when the headlights illuminated a large hairy biped standing in the desert. Both the witness and the creature froze briefly before the creature took steps backward and sideways out of the light and disappeared. The witness reported intense fear and returned home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
enormous with chest the size of a refrigerator
Hair colour src
light tan
Hair length src
2 - 3" hair all over legs, body and arms
Arms src
very large, hung below knees
Hands src
very large
Legs src
very large, looked like tree trunks
Posture src
froze completely still
Age / size src
very large
Other features src
no mammary glands seen on chest

Facts & provenance

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Date
May 1979
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 10PM
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.95, -116.53 (± 5 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24936 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
leaving to close shop
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge light tan colored biped
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24936 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness returned armed the next day to look for footprints but found none distinguishable.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator reviewed the sighting with the witness and noted the witness paced off 50 large steps with no footprints found.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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