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around four in the morning Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Related account #12405

Door or window contact near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California

Around four in the morning something banged on the trailer, and when the witness went outside all body hair stood up before fleeing inside to the strong garbage-like smell.

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from early-mid spring through early fall Old Northern California Mining Camp,, Siskiyou County, California Related account #12405

Odor near Old Northern California Mining Camp,, California

A strong wet-garbage odor appeared suddenly in the yard and house repeatedly from spring through fall, sometimes waking the witness gagging.

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approximatly, 12:00 A.M. Yreka, Siskiyou County, California Related account #8069

Odor near Yreka, California

About a week earlier the witness sat outside around midnight and noticed a faint but pungent odor like skunk, rotting carcass and dirty wet dog drifting from the west up the hill.

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The next morning Hilt, Siskiyou County, California Related account #5284

Tracks near Hilt, California

While working in the same woods before the sighting, the witness found large human-like tracks in wet mud, a foul odor, and very large fresh scat.

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years before Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, California Related account #4630

Odor near Dunsmuir, California

Years earlier the witness and companions camping in the same area believed they were stalked, smelled an odor, and left without seeing anything.

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BFRO YEAR: 1973-74 Redding, Ca, Because French Gulch Was A Town Back In The Gold Rush Days Of Old California. People Still Live In The Area Of What Is Now Called French Gulch., Shasta County, California Class B #26381

Man recalls adversarial encounter with an unknown creature near French Gulch

During midnight rounds at an isolated school compound, the witness crossed a suspension bridge and heard something raiding trash cans by the cookhouse. He threw rocks toward a large dark figure under the eaves, which stood erect, stepped onto the bridge, dodged thrown rocks, vaulted the bridge cables and fled upstream on two legs. He noted glowing eyes and a foul stench, then returned to his trailer without anyone else responding.

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Date unknown Place not stated Related account #2037

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On three separate hikes in trailless brush and talus slopes the witness smelled a strong human feces odor.

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BFRO YEAR: 1997-98 La Porte, Plumas County, California Class B #2037

Man has interesting experiences outside of La Porte

During extended thesis fieldwork in remote mountain country, the witness found a set of human-like footprints in fine silt on a meander of Upper Slate Creek, noting dermal ridges, five even-length toes, a square shape and no instep, with a 20-inch stride noted in follow-up. Three pieces of mottled brown feces with a faint odor were found with the prints. No creature was seen and no other person was present for this find.

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Over the next ten to twelve years Place not stated Related account #2210

Tracks

Over about a decade the household reported additional visits involving footprints, screams, and smells, sometimes multiple in one summer.

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Another time Place not stated Related account #13287

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The witness exploring down the creek to a pooled area smelled sulphur or rotting odor and ran back up the mountain.

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Monday 9/4/06 Place not stated Related account #15782

Wood knock

About a year later the same couple returned to Highway 128, made whoop calls, then heard wood knocks and tree breaks and smelled a dead animal/skunk odor for about three minutes.

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Four months after the initial sighting St. Regis, Sanders County, Montana Related account #8999

Odor near St. Regis, Montana

Months later the witness revisited the area with two companions and all three encountered a strong musky skunk-like smell and left after feeling danger without seeing its source.

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THE DAY BEFORE Place not stated Related account #5627

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The day before the sighting, the witness and a companion smelled a strong unpleasant odor that lingered, disappeared, returned near an old cabin, then stopped on the way back.

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At other times Place not stated Related account #1682

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Witness recalls smelling a rotting stench from the swampy area on other occasions.

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on several occasions, most recently in June of 2005 Place not stated Related account #11137

Rock throwing

The same witness reportedly had rocks and sticks thrown at her on several other nights, hearing footsteps and smelling a strong odor.

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on another occasion Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Related account #37307

Structure or nest near Granite Falls, Washington

On an earlier visit the witness and a companion found a large disguised branch-covered structure with a foul odor and felt watched before leaving.

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BFRO YEAR: 2001 to 03 Snohomish, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #44489

Witness recalls unknown animal seen crossing road near Snohomish

The witness was driving home at night with a companion when they noticed eyeshine near a swamp. A light-colored animal on all fours crossed the road in front of the car, turned to look at them, then disappeared into darkness. After pulling forward the pair smelled strong sulfur but could not relocate the animal and left.

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previously Place not stated Related account #38224

Footsteps

On a prior occasion near the same area, the witnesses heard footsteps and a faint scream and smelled a strong body odor or dead fish scent while parked.

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in April,I think and at night Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Related account #8407

Odor near Spanaway, Washington

The whole household was filled with a choking stench from outside, prompting the father to fire gunshots from a window.

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During the next 25 years Spanaway, Pierce County, Washington Related account #8407

Scream near Spanaway, Washington

Over many years the family and neighbors reported nighttime screams, foul odors, and horses bolting through fences.

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