Class A First-hand BFRO #46330

Daylight sighting by fisherman at Silverwood Lake near Hesperia

20 August 2014 around 3-4pm Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was fishing with family at a lake in the afternoon and walked to check a second rod. He heard leaves crunching about 30 feet to his left and saw a hairy ape-like creature with light brown hair running with long swinging arms while crouched forward. His daughter was behind him and shouted about a big animal, and they returned to the rest of the family.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
light brown hair
Arms src
long arms swinging while it ran
Gait src
running
Posture src
crouching a little to the front
Other features src
ape like hairy looking

Facts & provenance

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Date
20 August 2014
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 3-4pm
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hesperia, San Bernardino County, California
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
34.29, -117.34 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 46330 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
fishing with family and checking a second rod
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
ape like hairy looking creature
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #46330 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2014-08-22 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2e3afb629fac
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “other unpublished reports around Silverwood Lake”
    Not in the Anomadex yet