Class B First-hand BFRO #75290

Bigfoot-like Howls and Stalking at North Battle Creek Reservoir, Lassen National Forest

July 2022 dark, about 10:30pm Viola, Shasta County, California 1 witness

Account

Late at night at a forest reservoir campground, the witness's adult son was reading in his tent while his parents slept nearby. His small dog began shaking and growling as very heavy bipedal footsteps approached, stopped at and partially circled the tent, an approach that repeated three times despite shouting. The son briefly exited with a weak light but saw no one and only heard heavy walking receding. The next morning no tracks were found near the tent except deer tracks some distance away.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Described appearance

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Build src
very big
Legs src
on two legs
Gait src
walked fast and very heavy
Other features src
sounded like a very big man with over size boots on

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 2022
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
dark, about 10:30pm
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Viola, Shasta County, California
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
reading in tent at night
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something very big
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #75290 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness, reviewed aerial imagery and recommended a boat-based thermal stakeout of the reservoir.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2022-12-18 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 5 images at source Hash 62adb8c807e8
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