Class A First-hand BFRO #3455

Two security guards see a creature outside of Gold Hill

15 September 1980 4:15pm broad daylight Gold Hill Nv. (American Flats), Storey County, Nevada 2 witnesses

Account

While conducting security rounds in daylight, the witness and a coworker watched across a ravine where children were playing by a creek. They observed a very tall, hair-covered, man-shaped figure moving quickly uphill, pausing on the crest to look back before going out of view. They later drove to the spot and compared its height to an 11-foot tree.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
ten plus feet tall
Build src
large, at least three feet across at the shoulders
Hair colour src
greying/brown
Gait src
heading up the other side of the ravine at a very fast pace
Posture src
stood on hilltop looking back
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
covered with hair from head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 September 1980
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4:15pm broad daylight
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Gold Hill Nv. (American Flats), Storey County, Nevada
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.29, -119.66 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3455 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
conducting security shift-change rounds
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large greying/ brown man shape thing
Stated BFRO report #3455 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3455 · 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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