Two hikers have morning sighting in the Desolation Wilderness
Account
In April 1993 the witness and a companion were camping at a snow-covered alpine lake and woke near sunrise to try fishing. They noticed a large dark figure moving on the far shore near a picnic bench and watched it with binoculars for about ten minutes, noting its size, dark hair, and unusual long-striding bipedal walk. When they went to wake a third companion the figure was gone, and a hiker who later entered camp said he had also seen something leave the area.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6'6" to 7' tall
- Build src
- very strong upper body
- Hair colour src
- dark brown to black
- Face src
- no detail of face visible
- Arms src
- looked long to the body and swung like an ape's
- Gait src
- long strides, not quite like a man, fast with ease across snow
- Posture src
- hunched over, bipedal
- Other features src
- no neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1993
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| Time of day |
6am aprox., near sun-up
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| Place |
Twin Bridges, El Dorado County, California
Stated
BFRO report #1055
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.86, -120.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1055 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
camping and attempting to fish at an alpine lake
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| Witness's word for it |
thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1055 Primary
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