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Class A First-hand BFRO #8345

Truck driver has a short but memorable encounter

November 1999 about 10 PM Holtville, Imperial County, California 1 witness

Account

A semi-truck driver pulled over at a desert highway pullout at night and got out of the truck. He heard rocks falling, noticed a strong decaying odor that became gagging, and saw a large hairy biped cross the road in front of his headlights while making a loud grunt. Frightened, he got back in the truck and drove away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Sounds

Vocalization Footsteps

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
about 7 to 71/2 feet tall
Build src
large framed
Hair colour src
dark brown, back looked grayish
Hair length src
long, upper hair longer
Face src
no facial features seen
Arms src
long and very muscular
Hands src
fingers went below the knees
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
bow legged
Posture src
upright on two legs, never on all fours
Other features src
head mounted on well muscled shoulders, little neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 1999
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 10 PM
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Holtville, Imperial County, California
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.8138, -115.3783 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #8345 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Holtville city (GEOID 0634246), matched from nearest town 'Holtville'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving a semi-truck and stopped at a pullout
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something that I can’t describe in words
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8345 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to review the 1999 sighting and asked detailed follow-up questions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #8345 Primary
    Published 2004-03-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c10785965a04
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization