Daylight sighting by guide and two tourists at Lake Shasta Caverns
Account
The witness, a tour guide, was waiting at the mountain-top cavern entrance with two tourists for the return bus on a cloudy day. They heard repeated thumping and noticed treetops moving along a ravine about 200 yards away, then briefly watched a huge bipedal figure with swinging arms run downhill toward the lake and disappear while footfalls remained audible. The witness radioed for the bus and left with the group, later quitting the job to avoid being alone on the mountain.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- black
- Arms src
- swinging wide in front of it and behind it
- Legs src
- moving rapidly on two legs
- Gait src
- running down hill to the water
- Posture src
- on two feet
- Age / size src
- huge
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Winter 2001
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| Time of day |
daytime
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| Place |
Redding, Shasta County, California
Stated
BFRO report #11986
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.80, -122.28 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 11986 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
guiding a tour group at the cavern entrance
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| Witness's word for it |
large, black figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Brian Zanze (BFRO)
An investigator conducted a lengthy telephone interview with the witness and continued efforts to locate the two additional witnesses.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #11986 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference