Man recalls daytime sighting in a canyon outside Nevada City
Account
Two companions were pushing their bicycles up a steep old mining road when they heard crashing from across a canyon. They watched a tall dark-haired biped run down the opposite slope toward them, snapping small trees in its path. Frightened, they fled uphill on their bikes until they neared the top and lost sight and sound of it.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven to eight feet tall
- Build src
- big shoulders and no neck
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- humanoid
- Eyes src
- dark eye sockets
- Gait src
- running like a man
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- head small like a man
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1987
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| Time of day |
about 10 in the morning
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| Place |
Nevada City, Nevada County, California
Stated
BFRO report #12649
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.25, -121.05 (± 1274 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12649 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding bicycles and pushing bikes up steep road
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| Witness's word for it |
something running like a man,covered in dark hair, face humanoid
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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
- Kevin Withers (BFRO)
The witness revisited the area a couple of times in later years and found no signs.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12649 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference