Class A First-hand BFRO #16342

Possible sighting by motorist beside Highway 101 between Orick and Trinidad

21 October 2006 about 10:30am Orick, Humboldt County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving south on Highway 101 in the morning with her young child asleep in the car. After rounding a corner beside a lagoon, she noticed two figures in the water that she first mistook for fishermen. As she slowed and passed within about 40 feet, she described one as a tall, muscular, fur-covered figure walking toward shore while the second remained seated or stooped in the water, then she sped away frightened.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
7-8 ft tall
Build src
very heavy and muscular
Hair colour src
deep brown/auburn-colored, wet
Hair length src
long
Face src
dark cream, hairless, flat slightly rounded nose, framed by light brown fine hair
Eyes src
black with almost no whites
Arms src
long, swung with strangely exaggerated movement
Gait src
slowly walking towards shoreline
Posture src
standing upright
Other features src
oval head rounded at top, not conical, sitting on shoulders; extremely large rounded muscular shoulders; hair wet, groomed, not matted

Facts & provenance

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Date
21 October 2006
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 10:30am
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Orick, Humboldt County, California
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.21, -124.07 (± 11 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16342 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home on Highway 101
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
two big creatures that looked like the creature called bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #16342 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Brandon Kiel (BFRO)
Other

sketch of the animals drawn by the witness after arriving home

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-10-21 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash c82ebeb2ca2c
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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