Solo camper's late night encounter outside Truckee
Account
The witness had pulled off a remote forest road for the night and was sleeping beside the truck with dogs. In darkness heavy bipedal footsteps approached up the road and stopped a few yards away. The unseen source emitted an extremely loud prolonged scream then ran away down the road still screaming. The witness searched briefly by headlights for tracks, found none on the rocky road, and left when the dogs refused to leave the truck.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- heavy
- Gait src
- obviously bipedal by the rhythm of the walk
- Posture src
- walked upright
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1986
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
approx 3-4 a.m., pitch dark
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| Place |
Truckee, Nevada County, California
Stated
BFRO report #16550
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.42, -120.42 (± 1408 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 16550 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping in sleeping bag by parked truck
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| Witness's word for it |
heavy, bipedal thing
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Brandon Kiel (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness for about 45 minutes to review the details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #16550 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference