Hiking boy has close encounter in High Sierra
Account
In September 1972 the witness was backpacking down a trail from a lake with his father and a companion when he moved ahead alone into a small meadow. About 12 feet away he saw a large hairy animal bent over digging, which then stood erect to an estimated 8 feet or more with its back to him before he hid behind a boulder. When he looked again it was gone, and companions arriving minutes later saw only broken brush and hair. He kept the account secret for decades until later seeing films that matched his memory.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 8 feet tall or more
- Build src
- built similar to a human
- Hair colour src
- reddish, orange, brown multicolor mix
- Hair length src
- long, especially on upper arms
- Arms src
- long hair on arms, notably upper arms
- Hands src
- scratching, grubbing and digging with hands
- Legs src
- spread legs
- Posture src
- bent over, then stood erect
- Other features src
- bare rear end like a monkey's
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1972
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| Time of day |
mid to late afternoon, around 2 to 4
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| Place |
Mammoth Lakes, Inyo County, California
Stated
BFRO report #8487
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.57, -118.97 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 8487 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
backpacking out from lake on fishing trip
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| Witness's word for it |
a large animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
some hair found on broken brush and twigs at spot where creature had been
broken brush and twigs at spot where creature had been
Source timeline
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BFRO report #8487 Primary
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