Class A First-hand BFRO #9661

At noon, a young lady on horse back has a face-to-face encounter

Fall 1976 noon Tehachapi, Kern County, California 1 witness

Account

When 14, the witness rode a horse on a family ranch near Tehachapi to the edge of a pine forest where a long-dead cow lay. There she saw a tall, black-haired, human-like figure leaning against a large tree, and they looked at each other for about a minute. Frightened, she turned back to the ranch and says she never returned to that area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: around nine feet tall
Build src: very strong
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: not as long on arms as on body
Face src: had hair
Eyes src: big, bright, and human looking
Arms src: one arm leaning against tree
Hands src: human-like
Posture src: leaning against a large pine tree
Apparent sex src: male
Age / size src: young, like in his 20s
Other features src: lighter colored skin underneath hair

Facts & provenance

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Date	Fall 1976 Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	noon Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Tehachapi, Kern County, California Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	35.1430, -118.4460 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #9661 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Tehachapi city (GEOID 0678092), matched from nearest town 'Tehachapi'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding a horse on a ranch trail Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #9661 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness and a relative by phone to review the encounter details and ranch history.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #9661 Primary

Published 2004-10-31 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 3de426ba77d0

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