Youngsters encounter large, grey creature in a sugar beet field
Account
The witness was riding a bike on a farm road at sunset with a companion and dogs when the dogs became agitated. The witness then saw a large grey-haired humanoid figure standing in a nearby crop field watching them. The figure remained still and silent, and the witness stared briefly before fleeing.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- at least eight feet tall
- Build src
- massive, gorilla-looking upper body, estimated 600 to 800 pounds
- Hair colour src
- grey
- Hair length src
- long and shaggy
- Face src
- like that of an African American, no hair on the face
- Arms src
- massive
- Posture src
- standing facing them
- Other features src
- no noticeable neck
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
August 1962
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| Time of day |
just after sundown
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| Place |
Patterson, Stanislaus County, California
Stated
BFRO report #25009
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.48, -121.07 (± 7 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 25009 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding bikes
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| Witness's word for it |
a humanoid figure covered in long shaggy grey hair
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Tom Yamarone (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to record additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25009 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference