Class B First-hand BFRO #65849

Possible sighting at Mono Lake at Sunrise

28 July 2020 around 6 AM before sunrise Lee Vining, Mono County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative arrived at a high desert lake before sunrise to photograph the sunrise. The witness saw a black bipedal figure walking parallel about 15 yards away before it disappeared behind rock formations. The relative also noticed movement in that general area. The witness later concluded the figure was not the other photographer present, but did not search for traces.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Gait src
walking
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
all black

Facts & provenance

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Date
28 July 2020
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 6 AM before sunrise
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Lee Vining, Mono County, California
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.98, -119.13 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 65849 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
walking to the lake to photograph sunrise
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something that was all black and bipedal
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #65849 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2020-07-29 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c3a0d57e2700
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “other sightings from this specific area, and one brief video clip”
    Not in the Anomadex yet