Class A First-hand BFRO #2845

Unusual "Wild" Smell from Animal Walking Around Camper's Truck Near Sheep Camp

June 1986 between 1:00 and 2:00 in the morning Old Shasta, Shasta County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were sleeping in a truck bed while camping when they were awakened by something circling on foot. The circling continued for about 1.5-2 hours with branch-breaking sounds, grunting, and a strong wild odor, while they remained lying down without looking. Near dawn the sounds moved off to the southwest, and in daylight they found disturbed pine needles and broken tree limbs nearby.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Gait src
walking on two legs

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1986
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
between 1:00 and 2:00 in the morning
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Old Shasta, Shasta County, California
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.6258, -122.5592 (± 5 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2845 · gnis:268967 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS reservoir 'Whiskeytown Lake', Shasta, matched from place name 'Whiskeytown Lake'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight sleeping in truck bed
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2845 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

broken tree limbs and disturbed pine needles found near truck in morning

Measurements: about 6 feet off the ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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