Class A First-hand BFRO #1742

Two young men have a face to face encounter

October 1974 night between 8pm and 11pm Quartz Hill, Los Angeles County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his cousin heard noises outside the house for about 20 minutes and went into the backyard with a flashlight. They saw a tall hair-covered figure standing just beyond a six-foot fence staring at them. After a few seconds they ran back inside frightened. The next morning they found two deep impressions in the sandy soil beyond the fence.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: about nine to nine and a half feet tall
Hair colour src: light brown to dark blond in flashlight
Hair length src: long hair
Face src: face plainly visible
Eyes src: glowing bright amber, far apart
Arms src: at sides and covered with hair
Posture src: standing
Apparent sex src: assumed male because of size

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1974 Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	night between 8pm and 11pm Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Quartz Hill, Los Angeles County, California Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	34.6520, -118.2159 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #1742 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Quartz Hill CDP (GEOID 0659052), matched from nearest town 'Quartz Hill'
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	playing inside then stepping outside with flashlight to investigate noises Derived BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it	an unknown creature Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1742 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Tracks

two deep impressions in sandy soil found the next morning beyond the fence

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Video

The investigator received a short 1995 video from the relative's farm and forwarded it to a curator; both found it too indistinct to identify.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The investigator received a short 1995 video from the relative's farm and forwarded it to a curator; both found it too indistinct to identify.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1742 Primary

Published 2001-02-13 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 175ef35016cf

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“Many sightings in this area.”
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