Class B First-hand BFRO #21165

Possible brief daylight sighting by a U.S. Forest Service botonist outside Phillips

23 August 2007 about 10:30 a.m. Phillips, El Dorado County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was hiking slowly off-trail in the morning when he saw a tall dark figure peering around a large stump from about 100 feet away. The two stared at each other for about two seconds, then the figure vanished before the witness reached the stump. The witness then found a large footprint nearby and photographed it beside a radio.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 6'-3" to 6'-5"
Build src: tall, angular, and thin; shoulders slightly more narrow than average
Hands src: right hand touching the stump
Posture src: leaning forward peering from west end of stump
Apparent sex src: perceived as female based on movements, referred to as 'she'; no breasts or genitalia seen
Other features src: uniformly dark hue, perhaps black from head to knee; no other detail discernable

Facts & provenance

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Date	23 August 2007 Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 10:30 a.m. Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Phillips, El Dorado County, California Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.80, -120.08 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 21165 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hiking off-trail Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	tall dark figure Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #21165 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Cliff Barackman (BFRO)

Photograph

Large footprint photographed next to two-way radio where retreat occurred

Measurements: about twice the length of size 12 boot

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #21165 Primary

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