Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2227
Sighting of a bigfoot by a miner
September 1996
Plumas County, California
1 witness
Account
The witness was mining on a creek when movement caught attention. On standing, the witness saw a creature described as a Bigfoot peering from behind a tree about 60-75 yards away. The creature looked upstream toward the witness's companion, then leapt over rocks while staying low and disappeared. The witness slipped on mossy rocks while backing away, injuring an arm, then hurried up the trail.
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| Date |
September 1996
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|---|---|
| Place |
Plumas County, California
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| Map point |
39.9923, -120.8244 (± 46 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Plumas County (GEOID 06063); the report gives only the county
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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 |
mining on a creek
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| Witness's word for it |
a Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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BFRO report #2227 Primary