Class B First-hand BFRO #15540

Woman describes a childhood encounter outside a tent on the edge of Lake Shasta

August 1970 middle of the night Lakehead, Shasta County, California 1 witness

Account

While camping with family, the witness woke in the middle of the night and looked out of the tent expecting a bear. About 15 to 20 feet away under the hung food bag stood two very tall, upright, dark-haired figures, one noticeably taller than the other. After the witness gasped, both figures looked at the witness, glanced at each other, then left silently into the darkness. The witness told no one at the time and searched for tracks the next morning without success.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Silhouette Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 foot (or so) tall; smaller a head taller than 5'10 father
Build src: very big in chest, shoulders and upper arms
Hair colour src: brown to black
Hair length src: long hanging
Eyes src: eyes reflected moonlight, made eye contact
Arms src: quite long, long strong
Posture src: very upright, standing on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 1970 Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	middle of the night Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Lakehead, Shasta County, California Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.88, -122.23 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 15540 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	2 Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping with family, sleeping in tent Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	two dark hairy creatures Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #15540 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #15540 Primary

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