Creature Seen Heading Down Towards the Lake.
Account
The witness and a companion were sleeping outdoors at a lakeside camp when they woke during the night after hearing crunching footsteps. They sat up and watched a tall, dark-furred figure walk from nearby vegetation toward the lake, swinging its arms and covering long strides before moving away. The figure briefly turned its head toward them but did not stop. The next morning the witness searched the apparent route but found no tracks or other traces.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- between 7 and 9 feet tall
- Build src
- weighing between 450 and 600 pounds but closer to 500 pounds
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Face src
- too dark to make out any facial features
- Arms src
- swinging its arms in a human-like way
- Gait src
- seemed to glide over the ground, moving very elegantly; covered about ten feet in a stride
- Other features src
- head seemed to be pointed at the top
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 July 1993
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
during the night near the time of a full moon
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| Place |
Siskiyou County, California
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| Map point |
41.2273, -122.3833 (± 5 km)
USGS GNIS lake 'Castle Lake', Siskiyou, matched from place name 'Castle Lake'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping outdoors while camping without a tent
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| Witness's word for it |
something that was between 7 and 9 feet tall
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2842 Primary