Class A First-hand BFRO #11656

Couple Has Early Evening Encounter Near Stumpy Meadow Reservoir

Winter 2004 getting dark fast to dark Georgetown, El Dorado County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion spent the day fishing and prospecting near a dam and spillway while feeling watched. As light faded they walked back toward their car, sensing something pacing them unseen and stopping when they stopped. After reaching the dam road in darkness, the witness saw one large dark form and two smaller forms move around the spillway and up a hill, then heard them make repeated guttural, sentence-like sounds in response to a shout before disappearing over the ridge.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing Silhouette

Sounds

Vocalization Chatter

Other senses

Odor Movement only

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: size of a portable outhouse
Build src: big
Hair colour src: black
Age / size src: one large and two smaller

Facts & provenance

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Date	Winter 2004 Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	getting dark fast to dark Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Georgetown, El Dorado County, California Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.90, -120.60 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 11656 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	3 Derived BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing and looking for gold Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something big and black Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #11656 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator conducted a telephone follow-up with the witness and added details to the report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #11656 Primary

Published 2005-05-10 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 21a26fe8fb88

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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