Class B First-hand BFRO #24137

Young couple encounter something large on Lake Hemet

November 2000 11pm to midnight Moutain Center, Riverside County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion drove to Hemet Lake late at night intending a walk and sat by the car. They heard something large breaking branches and moving down a canyon behind them, then smelled a strong rotten wet-dog odor and felt watched, so they left. When they returned about an hour later, a large steel trash bin had been knocked over and had a large circular dent.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2000
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
11pm to midnight
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Moutain Center, Riverside County, California
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.67, -116.70 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24137 (1 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting on a car by the lake for a late-night walk
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #24137 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Other

large steel trash bin pushed over toward the lake with circular dent and contents scattered

Measurements: 2 foot wide 4 inch deep

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness to review the Lake Hemet report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-07-08 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 35c782ff4227
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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

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