Class A First-hand BFRO #9296

Hunter has daytime sighting near Huntington Lake

25 October 2001 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Huntington Lake, Fresno County, California 1 witness

Account

While hunting in dense pines the witness repeatedly heard loud expulsions of air and branches breaking moving around him. After returning to the area with his father, deer were spooked by the same sound. The witness then saw a large black-haired figure sitting under a pine about 30 yards away and stared at it before it stood and bounded away making the same noise.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Build src
large shoulders with muscular chest and shoulders
Hair colour src
black
Hair length src
four to six inch long
Face src
very dark ape-like skin, no facial hair
Eyes src
dark, no white visible
Arms src
large arms
Posture src
sitting
Age / size src
large
Other features src
round head, flat face

Facts & provenance

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Date
25 October 2001
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Huntington Lake, Fresno County, California
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.23, -119.21 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9296 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hunting
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large figure with black hair
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9296 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Hair

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record extra details and arranged for a hair sample to be mailed for analysis.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record extra details and arranged for a hair sample to be mailed for analysis.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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