Night time sighting by motorist in Feather River Canyon near Hwy 70 & 89 intersection
Account
Late at night the witness and a companion were driving north on Highway 70 when headlights revealed a large animal on all fours standing in the travel lane. The witness swerved into the other lane to avoid hitting it during a few seconds of viewing. The animal was described as horse-sized with dark medium-length fur, long legs, and a flat human-like face without a snout, lowering its head to peer into the passenger window as they passed.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Build src
- almost the size of a horse
- Hair colour src
- dark brown or black
- Hair length src
- medium length
- Face src
- flat like a person face, no extended mouth or snout
- Legs src
- fairly long
- Posture src
- on all 4's
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1992
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| Time of day |
about 9:30 or 10 p.m., dark
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| Place |
Greenville, Plumas County, California
Stated
BFRO report #65862
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.04, -120.99 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 65862 (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 |
driving north on highway at night
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| Witness's word for it |
large animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #65862 Primary
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