Class A First-hand BFRO #1919

Friends have night sighting above Sonora

25 October 1983 about 8:00 pm, dark night Sonora, Tuolumne County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Two men returned at night to a fenced rural property above Sonora after viewing a motorcycle for sale. A tall, wide human-like figure stepped from brush a short distance away, looked at them, then crossed the clearing toward a shed in a few strides while making a huff sound. One man got into their truck while the other backed onto the hood with a knife, and they later spent a sleepless night guarding the cabin door.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

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Described appearance

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Height src: taller than 6 feet
Build src: huge and wider than a man
Eyes src: did not glow or reflect light
Arms src: swinging while walking
Gait src: walked like the creature in the Patterson film, crossing about thirty feet in about four strides
Other features src: darker than the surrounding brush; shoulders as high as shed with head taller than shed

Facts & provenance

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Date	25 October 1983 Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 8:00 pm, dark night Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Sonora, Tuolumne County, California Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.04, -120.23 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 1919 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	inspecting a three-wheeled motorcycle for sale Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this huge figure, like a man but taller Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #1919 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #1919 Primary

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