Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2200
Ceature observed at playground
Summer 1963
about 9 o'clock at night
Mendocino County, California
Account
A group playing noisily on a campground playground at night noticed a strong rotting odor. They saw a tall brown hairy figure standing at the edge of the tree line about 50 feet from the nearest child, watching the activity. After being stared at for a short time, it walked back into the woods.
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 8 feet tall
- Hair colour src
- brown
- Posture src
- standing
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1963
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 9 o'clock at night
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| Place |
Mendocino County, California
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| Map point |
39.9663, -123.7953 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Piercy'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Piercy', Mendocino)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing at campground playground after dinner
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| Witness's word for it |
a huge ape
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2200 Primary