Class B First-hand BFRO #33098

Man recalls his encounter that included stomping and tree shaking at Dodge Point

August 1978 around nine or ten o'clock in the morning Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking through trees near Dodge Point when he heard loud stomping made by two feet. He then saw two trees being violently shaken and briefly saw a hairy left arm and shoulder between trees. The stomping subsided and he ran back to the house, then drove to town with his wife to tell her parents.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
four or five inches long
Arms src
left arm and shoulder
Other features src
hairy, hair different from leaves

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1978
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around nine or ten o'clock in the morning
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Monticello, San Juan County, Utah
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
37.76, -109.31 (± 4 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 33098 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
walking through a patch of trees
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a Sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #33098 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Chad Hamblin (BFRO)
Tracks

Footprints found on a later return to the site, one more definite, described as bigger and longer than the witness's size 14 shoes

Measurements: bigger and longer than size fourteen shoes

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness to clarify distance, trees, appearance, tracks, timing and area details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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