Class B First-hand BFRO #1963

Hiker has strange late night experience in Emigrant Wilderness

August 1999 Between midnight and 1:00 a.m. Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness and a companion hiked in and camped for the night near a creek. Around midnight while drifting to sleep, the witness heard a large heavy bipedal source splashing across the deep creek, walking with pauses for about a minute. The companion did not hear anything.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Described appearance

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Build src
large, heavy
Legs src
two-legged
Gait src
walk a little while, stop, then continue

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1999
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Between midnight and 1:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.32, -119.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1963 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight after hiking
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large, heavy, two-legged creature
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1963 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and obtained no additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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