Class A First-hand BFRO #2794

Woman has early evening sighting near Kennedy Meadows

BFRO YEAR: 1987-88 around dusk Tulare County, California 1 witness

Account

While driving on a dirt road toward a campsite near Kennedy Meadows at dusk, the witness saw a large, hairy figure running among Joshua trees about 100 yards away. The figure moved north on two legs and then disappeared from view when the witness looked again after speaking to a passenger. The witness continued to the campsite and told the rest of the group about the sighting.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
big and tall
Build src
well developed, very muscular and thick
Hair colour src
dark brown
Hair length src
long
Arms src
longer than a man's
Legs src
very muscular
Gait src
ran on two legs like a human
Posture src
on two legs like a human
Other features src
hair flop up and down as it ran

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
around dusk
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Tulare County, California
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Road
Map point
36.05, -118.13 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2794 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
driving to campsite
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2794 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added follow-up details to the report.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-07-10 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 036de0d6b3a6
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “article in the Bakersfield Californian about Shirley Meadows Campground”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “a more current one around Kennedy Meadows”
    Not in the Anomadex yet