Four Camp Pendleton soldiers confront bigfoot during nighttime training exercise
Account
During night infantry training, the witness and three other Marines were dug in atop a hill when they heard rocks rolling as something climbed toward them. A very large, wide figure with long arms and a pointed head stood up within a few feet of them, remained briefly as they watched in fear, then walked between their positions and disappeared over a hill behind them. The group confirmed afterward that all four had seen the same thing but agreed not to report it at the time.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- six to seven feet tall
- Build src
- huge, about 3 1/2 feet wide
- Arms src
- long, hanging almost to its knees
- Gait src
- walked
- Posture src
- stood up straight, completely still
- Other features src
- pointed head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
November 1968
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
sometime after midnight
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| Place |
Oceanside, San Diego County, California
Stated
BFRO report #2907
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
33.2246, -117.3063 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Oceanside city (GEOID 0653322), matched from nearest town 'Oceanside'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
infantry training, dug in on hill awaiting night attack
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| Witness's word for it |
this creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kevin Withers (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2907 Primary