Class A First-hand BFRO #9202

Man remembers childhood daytime sighting along the Feather River

July 1965 about 11:00am Yuba City, Sutter County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness walked to the top of a levee to look for a snake seen the day before. On the other side in a cottonwood tree he noticed a large ape-like creature with one leg swinging below a branch, and they made eye contact. After watching briefly he ran down the levee without looking back and told a relative, and the family then avoided the levee.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
huge but skinny
Face src
human like features
Legs src
looked powerful
Other features src
smaller head

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1965
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11:00am
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Yuba City, Sutter County, California
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.20, -121.58 (± 9 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9202 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking up the levee looking for a snake
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
huge Monkey like creature
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9202 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Tom Yamarone (BFRO)
Other

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded extra details and drawings of the location and creature.

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded extra details and drawings of the location and creature.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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