Camper experiences strange night time visitor near Groveland
Account
The witness was camping in a remote area near Yosemite, sleeping in a tent set apart from companions' tents. Very late at night while drifting toward sleep, the witness heard heavy footsteps moving around the tent and became frightened. The witness ran to a companion's tent; the companions reported hearing nothing, and the night was noted as unusually quiet with no crickets. No visual observation was made.
What was reported
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Sounds
Described appearance
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- Build src
- bigger than a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1985
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
very late
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| Place |
Groveland;, Tuolumne County, California
Stated
BFRO report #816
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.90, -120.00 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 816 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
camping
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| Witness's word for it |
this creature
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional trip details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #816 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “those now famouse home-movies of bigfoot”Not in the Anomadex yet