Class B First-hand BFRO #5220

Son and step Father have a strange encounter on the north/east side of Mt.Shasta

September 1979 approximately 3 AM Weed, Siskiyou County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were camping in a remote wooded area when the witness was awakened around 3 a.m. by noises around the truck, including an ice chest being knocked over and a violent impact that rocked the vehicle, followed by a loud piercing scream-like sound. The relative also woke, and in the morning they found the camp in disarray with a dozen eggs missing, the empty carton later found away from camp, and a dent in the truck. No creature was seen and no tracks were found, and the pair stayed up until morning before leaving.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1979
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approximately 3 AM
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Weed, Siskiyou County, California
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.4121, -122.3810 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #5220 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Weed city (GEOID 0683850), matched from nearest town 'Weed'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight and sleeping in truck bed
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5220 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Other

football-sized dent in aft panel behind rear wheel on driver's side of pickup truck

Measurements: football sized, about a inch and a half deep

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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