Class A First-hand BFRO #3684

Daylight sighting on the edge of Sespe Creek (CA Condor Refuge), in Los Padres National Forest

Summer 1950 about mid morning Ojai, Calif, Ventura County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding horseback on a forest trail toward a stream while camping. From about 50 yards away the witness saw three hair-covered creatures crouched drinking, then standing after noticing the witness. After an exchanged hand greeting, the tallest led the two smaller ones away up the trail, and the witness later rode to the stream without seeing them again.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about 5' 3" to 5' 4" (tallest); about three and a half feet tall (two smaller)
Build src: Normal build like a teenager
Hair colour src: redish brown
Face src: no hair on faces
Hands src: no hair on hands
Gait src: bipedal, human-like gaits
Posture src: crouched on hands and knees while drinking, then stood and walked
Apparent sex src: female (beginning of breasts)
Age / size src: one adolescent and two small ones; biggest about the size of a teenager
Other features src: hair covered creatures; brow ridges not as pronounced as Neanderthal; Kind of Negroid shaped noses; ears not visible; human-like head shape with no crest or point

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1950 Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	about mid morning Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Ojai, Calif, Ventura County, California Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	34.4492, -119.2467 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #3684 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Ojai city (GEOID 0653476), matched from nearest town 'Ojai, Calif'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	3 Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding horseback on a trail to water while camping Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	3 Big Foots Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3684 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Kevin Withers (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3684 Primary

Published 2002-01-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 8f65f2eed889

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