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Class B First-hand BFRO #21808

Possible sighting by family walking their dog near Auburn

30 September 2007 about 7-7:30pm, just after sunset Right Off Of I-80, Between Auburn And Meadow Vista Exit On Drycreek Road, Placer County, California 5 witnesses

Account

The witness and four family members walked a trail by a lake near dusk. After moving a large branch from the path, they found wet foot-shaped prints leading uphill and saw two dark human-like shapes lying still in the woods. They heard bipedal footsteps that stopped and started with them, then left and returned later to photograph and measure the prints and hear more steps and a breath-like sound.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
larger roughly 6'6", smaller 5'8" per follow-up (initially estimated as companion's size ~5'1")
Build src
very large (larger one)
Hair colour src
black
Feet src
approx. 8" long prints with heel, ball, pinky toe on side of foot
Gait src
bipedal steps; 3'-4' stride
Posture src
lying down, laying very still
Age / size src
one very large, one smaller
Other features src
human-like head-to-feet body shape

Facts & provenance

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Date
30 September 2007
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 7-7:30pm, just after sunset
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Right Off Of I-80, Between Auburn And Meadow Vista Exit On Drycreek Road, Placer County, California
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.95, -121.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 21808 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking a lakeside trail with family
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
2 large black shapes
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #21808 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Brandon Kiel (BFRO)
Tracks

freshly wet foot-shaped imprints leading from lake up hillside, one good print plus half dozen others

Measurements: approx. 8" long, ~1" deep in hard dry dirt, 3'-4' stride

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photos of the prints taken on return visit with measurements

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

Investigator spoke with witness by phone and noted witness revisited the spot in daylight to find the shapes gone.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #21808 Primary
    Published 2007-09-30 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 03e7edc3d245
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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