Three people looking for Sasquatch sign, while camping in the Bluff Creek area of California
Account
During a July 1996 daytime search near Bluff Creek, the witness crossed to a glade and found a small cedar with its top freshly twisted off several feet up. The break and stripped bark looked moist and recent, and the detached top lay at the base. The witness photographed the tree and carried the top back to camp.
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Facts & provenance
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| Time of day |
Daytime
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| Place |
Weitchpec, Humboldt County, California
Stated
BFRO report #3798
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.1946, -123.6888 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Weitchpec CDP (GEOID 0683906), matched from nearest town 'Weitchpec'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
daytime streambed search for prints
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Fresh twisted-off cedar top at 7.5-8 ft with stripped bark, top found at base
Measurements: 7.5 to 8 foot level; about 2" thick
Photos taken of the twisted tree at the glade site
The witness and the witness's spouse returned on Labor Day weekend to photograph and catalog the trees at the second site.
An investigator called the witness to review the 1996 expeditions and later received a map and photos of broken treetops and scat.
The witness and the witness's spouse returned on Labor Day weekend to photograph and catalog the trees at the second site.
The witness and a relative conducted about six hours of night surveillance per night for two nights with night-vision gear and noted nothing.
An investigator called the witness to review the 1996 expeditions and later received a map and photos of broken treetops and scat.
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BFRO report #3798 Primary