A Wildlife Biologist observes a large upright walking animal near Pinecrest
Account
The witness was surveying for amphibians downstream of Bloomer Lake when a black hair-covered bipedal figure was seen moving through the woods for two or three steps before disappearing from view. The witness heard no sound and did not pursue it. Later on the same hike the witness found an exhausted buck that could be approached and a freshly killed doe with a leg torn off.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately five to six feet in height
- Build src
- weighing one hundred seventy-five to two hundred twenty-five pounds
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- semi-long, two to three inches
- Face src
- not seen, never turned toward witness
- Gait src
- walking upright for two or three steps
- Posture src
- walking upright (fully)
- Other features src
- covered with hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1993
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| Place |
Pinecrest, Tuolumne County, California
Stated
BFRO report #2886
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.27, -119.86 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2886 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
conducting amphibian surveys
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| Witness's word for it |
an animal covered with black, semi-long hair
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2886 Primary
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