BFRO Investigators detail activity around Twain Harte
Account
Investigators found fresh broken trees, dozens of footprints and two nests where a trail crossed a road and staked out the spot. No creature was seen, but something large moving on two feet approached the stakeout before fleeing downhill through brush when a car passed. The sign was documented the next day with footprint and tree-break measurements and a body-length impression in one nest.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
March 2001
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|---|---|
| Place |
Twain Harte, Tuolumne County, California
Stated
BFRO report #3072
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.05, -120.27 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 3072 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
staking out a trail crossing after finding tracks and nests
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| Witness's word for it |
something very large and walking on two feet
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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dozens of fresh footprints documented as 14 inches long with 5.5 foot stride
Measurements: 14 inches, 5.5 foot stride
new broken trees with breaks at 6 to 6.5 foot level
Measurements: trees broken at the 6 to 6.5 foot level
two nests found, one with a 7-foot body imprint of matted vegetation
Measurements: 7 feet long
nest construction was photographed during excavation and dismantling
Investigators broadcast recorded screams and seven additional broken trees appeared on mornings after blasts at the blast origin.
Investigators broadcast recorded screams and seven additional broken trees appeared on mornings after blasts at the blast origin.
Apple bait placed at the ditch was taken within a day and replenished every other day.
Nest floors were excavated, screened, photographed and dismantled to determine construction method.
Nest floors were excavated, screened, photographed and dismantled to determine construction method.
Intensive field investigation found more prints.
Intensive investigations found more prints and broken trees and CDs were placed to try to recover fingerprints.
Intensive investigations found more prints and broken trees and CDs were placed to try to recover fingerprints.
Intensive investigations found more prints and broken trees and CDs were placed to try to recover fingerprints.
Big Hill and Ditch areas were checked with no new sign and bait was reestablished but not taken after three weeks.
Investigators broadcast recorded screams and seven additional broken trees appeared on mornings after blasts at the blast origin.
Apple bait placed at the ditch was taken within a day and replenished every other day.
Nest floors were excavated, screened, photographed and dismantled to determine construction method.
Intensive field investigation found more prints.
Intensive investigations found more prints and broken trees and CDs were placed to try to recover fingerprints.
Area was checked weekly when roads were snow-free with no new activity, CDs undisturbed with no fingerprints, and blasting elicited no response.
Big Hill and Ditch areas were checked with no new sign and bait was reestablished but not taken after three weeks.
Trees were cleared to prevent fires and no new activity was noted since that time.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #3072 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference