Man collecting pine nuts retreats from intimidation approach, above French Gulch near Lake Shasta
Account
The witness stopped a pickup at night in pine forest north of town to collect large pine cones. While outside the truck, the witness heard a loud screech followed by fast, heavy impacts like large bipedal steps approaching down a slope. The witness scrambled into the truck and while driving away saw a dark shaggy upright figure behind the truck in tail-light glow and moonlight. The witness fled down the mountain and left the area after daylight.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very strong and muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- shaggy
- Arms src
- one arm hung down, the other moving up
- Gait src
- moving towards truck
- Posture src
- standing upright
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1991
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
2 A.M.
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| Place |
French Gulch, Shasta County, California
Stated
BFRO report #18298
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.73, -122.67 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 18298 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
collecting pine cones beside parked truck at night
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| Witness's word for it |
awful dark hairy figure standing upright
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone for over an hour about the encounter.
An investigator and spouse later drove the back road out of town and noted the wood-cutting sign.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #18298 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference