Class A
First-hand
BFRO #2877
Creature Seen Jumping Over a Barbed-Wire Fence
12 August 1998
about 8.30 a.m.
Tulare County, California
Account
The witness was driving up the road in the morning and saw what they first thought was a bear in the middle of the road. The animal then stood up, ran on two feet, jumped a nearby barbed-wire fence, and continued running into the woods until it was gone.
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- Gait src
- ran on two feet
- Posture src
- stood up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 August 1998
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 8.30 a.m.
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| Place |
Tulare County, California
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| Map point |
36.4388, -118.9045 (± 15 km)
Towns named in the place text ('Three Rivers'; USGS GNIS populated place 'Three Rivers', Tulare)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving up the road
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| Witness's word for it |
a bear
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2877 Primary