Class B First-hand BFRO #2579

Series of footprints 17" in length

August 1977 night Hayfork/Hyampom, Trinity County, California 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions were on horseback to put up horses at night near a town dump and fairgrounds. They observed a black standing figure but could not see a face despite fairly good visibility from stars and lights. The next day they returned and found dry grass flattened where the figure had stood. The witness noted bears frequent the area but judged this was not a bear.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Face src
never saw a face, just black
Posture src
stood
Other features src
just black

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1977
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night
Derived BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hayfork/Hyampom, Trinity County, California
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
40.5759, -123.1236 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2579 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hayfork CDP (GEOID 0632562), matched from nearest town 'Hayfork/Hyampom'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 60% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Other Stories” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
riding to put up horses
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
just black
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2579 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

flattened dry grass where the figure stood, noticed the next day

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-01-19 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2db1eca52a6a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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