Class A First-hand BFRO #4630

Afternoon sighting by hiker outside Dunsmuir

15 June 2001 4 p.m. Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was sitting on a hillside above a creek outside Dunsmuir in the afternoon. From about 300 yards away he watched a tall, dark, hairy figure squatting at the creek grabbing fish for several minutes. When the witness moved to get binoculars, the figure stood and ran on two legs with large leaps out of view. The witness did not go down to the site because the slope was too steep.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 1/2 foot tall
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
long
Arms src
using at least one arm to grab fish
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
ran on two legs with three big running jumps/leaps, slightly bent at the waist
Posture src
squatted down, then stood up
Other features src
shaggy hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 June 2001
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.21, -122.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4630 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking and looking around
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4630 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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