Class A First-hand BFRO #2147

Sighting by two backpackers

1 September 1991 2:00 am - 3:00 am Humboldt County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions camping overnight were awakened by movement on rocks above camp. They listened for about 15 minutes, then watched a bipedal form cross a stream and meadow into the treeline about 200 yards away. After daylight they found a large gouge in soft earth and flattened grass, then left the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Gait src
walking on two legs
Posture src
upright
Other features src
big

Facts & provenance

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Date
1 September 1991
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
2:00 am - 3:00 am
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Humboldt County, California
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
41.5331, -124.0811 (± 20 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2147 · gnis:266887 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS stream 'Klamath River', Del Norte, matched from place name 'Klamath River'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
backpacking and camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a form walking upright
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2147 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

gouged-out soft earth where creature crossed stream, with no discernible footprints

Measurements: over 19 inches long; longer than tip of extended fingers to elbow

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

grass pressed down across meadow where creature traveled, still visible hours later

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-03-19 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 4657c424588e
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization