Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2862
Sighting by a Family on the Banks of the Klamath River near Hornbrook
11 August 1998
3 pm
Hornbrook, Siskiyou County, California
4 witnesses
Account
A family of four was fishing along the Klamath River on a sunny afternoon when they noticed quiet woods and a strong sour odor. They saw a very large dark-brown hair-covered figure standing across the river by brush and watched for a few minutes as it crouched to drink. The figure was gone after a loud jeep passed and distracted them.
Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .
What was reported
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Sightings
Other senses
Described appearance
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- Build src
- very huge
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Posture src
- standing then crouched down
- Other features src
- hair covered the body; hair seemed thick
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
11 August 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3 pm
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| Place |
Hornbrook, Siskiyou County, California
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| Map point |
41.9045, -122.5583 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Hornbrook CDP (GEOID 0634694), matched from nearest town 'Hornbrook'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
fishing on the Klamath River
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| Witness's word for it |
him
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2862 Primary
The report refers to
- “reports of them in Siskiyou county”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “elders talked of them; people talk about how they've seen Bigfoot”Not in the Anomadex yet