Class A First-hand BFRO #2896

Sister and brother see 3 creatures near Yreka

August 1944 morning before noon, after 9:00 Yreka, Siskiyou County, California 2 witnesses

Account

Two children walking on a dirt road by a clearing saw three bipedal hairy figures of different sizes about 50 yards away. The figures watched the children for about two minutes, then turned and walked into the woods, and the children ran home. The mother dismissed the sight as sheep, but the witness later concluded the figures matched Bigfoot descriptions.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
5 feet, 6 feet, and 7 feet tall
Hair colour src
glimmered white in sun, seemed black when turned
Hair length src
long hair
Face src
flat faces
Arms src
hung down almost to the ground
Gait src
walked back into the woods
Posture src
on two legs
Age / size src
three different sizes, baby and two larger adults
Other features src
seemed to have long necks

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1944
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
morning before noon, after 9:00
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Yreka, Siskiyou County, California
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.82, -123.00 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2896 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
3
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking on dirt road returning to house
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
three strange animals
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2896 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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