Class B First-hand BFRO #2199

Witness heard stomping and crashing of small trees.

1977 night Mendocino County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was lying in a tent at night in woods near Mendocino when loud stomping and crashing of small trees was heard about fifty yards away. The sounds lasted about 30 seconds and were interpreted as a biped moving quickly, apparently pursued by barking dogs. After the crashing stopped, a dog was heard yelping as if badly injured, then silence fell. The next morning the witness found broken vegetation but no clear sign of its cause and moved camp.

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Date
1977
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Mendocino County, California
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point
39.4324, -123.4429 (± 57 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2199 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mendocino County (GEOID 06045); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
lying in tent in the woods
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a two-legged monster
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2199 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

normal damage from a large creature thrashing through woods found the morning after

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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  1. Published 1998-12-10 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash b212cec1fd73
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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  • “a post on this website wherein the person also said they often felt they were not alone when in the woods”
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