Class A First-hand BFRO #5649

On a warm summers day, two young men have three separate sightings

June 2000 early afternoon about 1:30 Orleans, Siskiyou County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were fishing from rocks in a river near cabins in the afternoon when they noticed a large upright creature standing in heavy brush on the far bank about 15 feet away watching them. The creature briefly rubbed its face with a hand before both individuals fled to the cabin to alert their guide, but it was gone when the guide returned with a rifle.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: about seven to eight feet tall
Build src: about four or five hundred pounds
Hair colour src: dirty brownish black
Face src: dark, no hair on face
Eyes src: pupils visible with yellowish color around pupil
Arms src: large and thick
Hands src: palms without hair
Posture src: standing
Apparent sex src: male (no breasts seen)
Other features src: some spots a little lighter in color

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 2000 Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early afternoon about 1:30 Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Orleans, Siskiyou County, California Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.3015, -123.5412 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #5649 · gnis:264396 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Orleans', Humboldt, matched from nearest town 'Orleans'
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was	fishing from rocks in the river Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	large ape looking thing Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #5649 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by phone in January 2003 to interview him about the summer 2000 encounters.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5649 Primary

Published 2003-01-14 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 49bbabb94b5e

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