Class A First-hand BFRO #12917

Vehicle passenger's daylight sighting near Hiouchi

January 1979 11:00 a.m. Hiouchi Is Not Really A Town,so Crescent City Would Be Closer., Del Norte County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding as a passenger on a road toward town in the late morning when the driver pointed to the side. The witness then watched a very large, muscular, long-haired creature walk across an open dried creekbed, apparently unaware of the car. The side view was unobstructed but the face was not seen.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
extremely muscular
Hair colour src
darkish brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
did not see its face
Gait src
walked with ease across a rocky creekbed
Age / size src
very large
Other features src
hair covered entire body; pronounced crown on top of head

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1979
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
11:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Hiouchi Is Not Really A Town,so Crescent City Would Be Closer., Del Norte County, California
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.65, -123.85 (± 7 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12917 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding as a passenger toward town
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large hairy creature
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #12917 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jimbo Fay (BFRO)

Source timeline

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