Class A First-hand BFRO #26258

Nightime sighting by a couple along a main highway between South Lake Tahoe and Placerville

11 July 2009 between 10pm to 10:30pm Silver Fork, El Dorado County, California 2 witnesses

Account

A couple driving toward Sacramento on Highway 50 at night saw a tall hairy figure standing in a pullout on the north side of the road. The figure was illuminated by high beams from about 20 to 30 feet away and appeared to be watching traffic. The viewing lasted only a few seconds at highway speed, and both occupants described a very large, thick, dark brown to black figure.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 to 10 foot
Build src: very thick and massive, at least three feet thick from its shoulders down to its feet
Hair colour src: very dark brown to blackish
Eyes src: seen, no other details
Legs src: humanistic
Posture src: standing
Other features src: hairiest creature she had ever seen

Facts & provenance

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Date	11 July 2009 Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	between 10pm to 10:30pm Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Silver Fork, El Dorado County, California Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.80, -120.21 (± 11 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26258 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home on Highway 50 Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	8 to 10 foot hairy creature Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26258 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator called the witness on July 14, 2009 to discuss the brief sighting and also spoke with her companion as a second witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26258 Primary

Published 2009-07-12 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cae65230ad8d

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

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