Class B Third-hand BFRO #2858

A sheriff's Deputy Discusses Reports in the Area

April 1987 Sierra County, California

Account

The writer refers to a Bigfoot sighting reported in the area about four weeks before their own earlier sighting. The writer states they searched for and found the newspaper article they recalled about that Bigfoot report. The writer comments on details that might suggest a hoax while also noting an argument against a hoax motive.

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Context & caveats

Possible hoax

Facts & provenance

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Date	April 1987 Stated BFRO report #2858 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Place	Sierra County, California Stated BFRO report #2858 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County
Map point	39.5769, -120.5220 (± 28 km) Geocoded BFRO report #2858 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Sierra County (GEOID 06091); the report gives only the county
Account type	Third-hand Derived BFRO report #2858 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #2858 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #2858 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #2858 Primary

Published 1997-06-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash b5f146d04131

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The report refers to

“newspaper article I remembered reading about the Bigfoot sighting”
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