Class B First-hand BFRO #7352

Hiker see prints and hears sounds in the Trinity Alps

July 1977 near dusk Sawyer's Bar, Trinity County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness was camped beside a creek during a Pacific Crest Trail thru-hike when he heard low voice-like sounds coming from opposite ridges. Feeling uneasy as he also heard limbs and sticks breaking on the ridgeline, he broke camp and hiked out by moonlight. The next morning at a side creek he found vegetation slid down and up where something had crossed, with one large clear footprint in a sandbar, which he photographed with his foot alongside for scale.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1977
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
near dusk
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Sawyer's Bar, Trinity County, California
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.8574, -122.8903 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #7352 · gnis:1660031 · read with 40% confidence
Towns named in the place text ('Trinity Alps'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Trinity Alps', Trinity)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
cooking dinner at camp while thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7352 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Scott Herriott (BFRO)
Tracks

Large footprint in small sand bar beside creek with slide marks where something crossed

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

35mm slide photo of the witness's foot held against the larger print for scale

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness in person about the tracks and photograph.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-11-08 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 32b7a9ed5738
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