Class A First-hand BFRO #865

Two 4-wheelers have night sighting above Huntington Lake

December 1997 about two am Huntington Lake CA., Fresno County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were four-wheeling late at night when their headlights caught a shaggy red-haired creature in the road. It had apparently been squatting in the road, then moved quickly across on all fours while starting to straighten toward two legs before leaving the light. Both witnesses felt it was not a bear, cat, or other known animal due to its color, narrow torso, and human-like body shape.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: around 7 feet tall standing, 3.5 feet tall bent over
Build src: muscular rather than fat, 500+ pounds, narrow torso
Hair colour src: red, like an Irish setter
Hair length src: 12 to 18 inches long, very shaggy
Arms src: shoulders and arms very massive and muscular
Gait src: running on all fours, moving very quickly
Posture src: squatting / bent over, then straightening to standing on two feet
Other features src: no neck apparent, head sitting on shoulders; body 3.5 feet long head to rear, 10.5 inches thick chest; body shape like a giant human

Facts & provenance

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Date	December 1997 Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about two am Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Huntington Lake CA., Fresno County, California Stated BFRO report #865 · 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 865 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fourwheeling on snow-covered roads Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #865 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #865 Primary

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