Class B First-hand BFRO #27327

Wilderness campers have an unknown visitor in the Trinity Alps of Northern California

29 August 2009 about 1:30 am Trinity Center, Trinity County, California 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was lying awake in a tent at a remote lake camp around 1:30 a.m. while three companions slept. He heard footsteps circling camp, smelled a strong animal odor, and saw a large shadowy figure lift his backpack above the tent and appear to try to open it. After he yelled, the figure dropped the pack onto the tent and left camp on foot as the others woke and heard its retreat.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Silhouette

Sounds

Footsteps

Interaction

Property disturbance

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Build src: very large
Arms src: saw arm movement
Hands src: saw hand movement
Gait src: bipedal
Posture src: standing
Other features src: shadowy silhouette

Facts & provenance

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Date	29 August 2009 Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 1:30 am Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Trinity Center, Trinity County, California Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.11, -122.70 (± 6 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 27327 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	backpacking and camping overnight in a tent Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something very large Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #27327 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Trace Taber (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness at length after the report and judged the witness sincere.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #27327 Primary

Published 2010-02-22 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 361675c031cb

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“some 40+ reports in the BFRO database from this general area”
Not in the Anomadex yet