Class B First-hand BFRO #7363

Family Encounters Red Eyes and Unusual Smells

30 August 2002 around 10pm, pitch black Downieville, Sierra County, California 6 witnesses

Account

The witness group was camped in a Sierra County campground and walked to an outhouse at night with a small flashlight. The witness shone the light toward the outhouse area below the trail and saw two red eyes that appeared to crouch down, then quickly returned to camp. A foul odor noticed around the outhouse lessened when others checked shortly after, and the next morning the group found small uprooted trees and no odor, estimating the eyes had been 7 to 8 feet off the ground.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 8 feet off the ground
Eyes src
two red eyes reflected in flashlight
Posture src
seemed to crouch down

Facts & provenance

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Date
30 August 2002
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 10pm, pitch black
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Downieville, Sierra County, California
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.56, -120.83 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7363 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
6
Derived BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
camping and walking to outhouse at night
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
two red eyes
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7363 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

Small trees found uprooted and pushed over near the outhouse area.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

Vegetation around the bathroom building described as trampled down.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone and noted prior camping history, trampled vegetation, and plans to return to search for sign.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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