Two youths see creature at Folsom Lake
Account
The witness and his younger brother were standing on their home deck overlooking Folsom Lake when they noticed a tall dark pole-like shape on a distant jetty. The shape took a step toward the shore, stood still for several minutes, then turned and covered ground in three long strides into the shoreline woods. They tried to find binoculars for a closer view but could not, and they never visited the site that day to check for tracks.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- well over 7 feet tall
- Gait src
- took one step, then three large strides
- Posture src
- stand still
- Other features src
- dark in color
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1981
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late afternoon
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| Place |
Folsom, El Dorado County, California
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #3969
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Location
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| Map point |
38.6666, -121.1416 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Folsom city (GEOID 0624638), matched from nearest town 'Folsom'
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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 |
standing on home deck looking toward the lake
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| Witness's word for it |
what looked to us like a large pole
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| Conditions |
Warm and sunny
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Evidence & investigation
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The witness later visited the jetty area and found it difficult to reach except by boat.
Source timeline
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