Night sighting by two motorists near Lake Tahoe
Account
On the night of September 23, 2000, the witness and the witness's spouse were driving south on Highway 89 near Tahoma after dinner. Their headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped crossing the road toward the lake and running into the trees. Both occupants watched it run upright on two legs and agreed it did not look like a bear, describing it as more like a Sasquatch.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 5-6'
- Build src
- thinnish, human-like build, est. 200 pounds
- Hair colour src
- rust colored, reddish brown
- Hair length src
- 4 inches in length, shaggy
- Face src
- no snout
- Arms src
- held tightly to side
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- two-legged run, very fast
- Posture src
- slightly bent over
- Age / size src
- young one
- Other features src
- covered with hair (or fur)
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
23 September 2000
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| Time of day |
approx. 2030 hrs at night
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| Place |
Tahoma, El Dorado County, California
Stated
BFRO report #353
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.96, -120.09 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 353 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
driving back from dinner
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| Witness's word for it |
a furry animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witnesses by phone and recorded additional details about the creature.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #353 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference