Class A First-hand BFRO #7637

Parents pursue 7 1/2' tall female biped across pasture after being alerted by daughter

18 October 2002 about 9:45 pm Yreka, Siskiyou County, California 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was taking a dog outside at night and felt watched after the dog stared and growled. After shining a flashlight in that direction, the witness saw two hairy bipedal figures cross a fence and then ran inside. Relatives then went outside, reportedly saw the larger figure up close, noticed odor and sounds, and the group found large tracks the next day.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Other senses

Described appearance

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Height src
larger about seven and a half feet tall; smaller about five and a half feet tall
Build src
at least twice as wide as an adult man through the torso
Hair colour src
ranging from very dark to light brown
Face src
ape like head
Eyes src
yellow eyes like a cat
Gait src
left at a fast pace, not on the run
Posture src
stood and stared
Apparent sex src
female for larger one
Age / size src
larger adult and smaller younger one
Other features src
hairy, looked like gorilla or orangutan

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 October 2002
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 9:45 pm
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Yreka, Siskiyou County, California
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
41.7240, -122.6316 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #7637 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Yreka city (GEOID 0686944), matched from nearest town 'Yreka'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
taking dog outside at night
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
two large hairy animals
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #7637 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Roland Wolfe (BFRO)
Tracks

huge tracks seen in grass the next day

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

patch of flattened grass too large to be deer with no deer in area

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Hair

hair found near a creek unlike known animal hair

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section
Other

sketch of the animals made by the witness

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

An investigator spoke with the family, recorded their sincerity and details, and noted a sketch.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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