Class A First-hand BFRO #6950

Man in a 4x4 has a late night road encounter

9 September 2003 11-11:30 at night Klamath, Del Norte County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving north on Highway 101 between Orick and Klamath at night and saw what looked like a bear squatting by the road. As the witness approached, the figure stood up as a tall, hairy human-like silhouette that appeared much taller than the Jeep roof and seemed to hold its hands over its face against the lights. Within about 20 yards it took one leap off the road into the darkness toward the valley, in an encounter estimated at about ten seconds total.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: about nine feet tall; much taller than 6.5-foot Jeep roof
Build src: approximately three to four hundred pounds; proportional with huge neck, large shoulders with well defined muscles
Hair colour src: black, though bright lights may have affected perception
Face src: covered by hands, only silhouette seen
Hands src: holding hands over face to shield eyes from lights
Legs src: built, long and massive, proportional to body
Gait src: took one leap or large step off road into darkness
Posture src: initially squatting like baseball catcher's crouch, then stood up
Other features src: rough hairy outline; space between head and shoulders; looked black against black background

Facts & provenance

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Date	9 September 2003 Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	11-11:30 at night Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Klamath, Del Norte County, California Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.5729, -124.0556 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #6950 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Klamath CDP (GEOID 0638702), matched from nearest town 'Klamath'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home on Highway 101 Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	bigfoot Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6950 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness shortly after the encounter and both went to the sighting area where only the investigator checked for footprints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section