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Footsteps near Kern County
About two weeks later the same three men returned to a nearby picnic ground on the same river to night fish again. They heard rustling like small animals in leaves that seemed to circle them, followed by unintelligible whisper-like voices that felt very close and could not be located. Feeling the same intense fear as before, they stood back-to-back with firearms then withdrew to their car and left the gear, later learning from a ranger that the bend was where drowned bodies were recovered.
Vocalization near Oroville, California
Shortly after the first incident, the witness returned to the same area armed hoping to learn more. He stayed up after work and heard a distant loud siren-like sound similar to the earlier vocalizations. It remained far away and did not approach.
Sasquatch sighting in California
The following night, the witness's father slept in the cab-over area of the motorhome. He saw the face of a creature looking at him through the window.
Partial sighting in California
As a child, the witness's father slept underneath the family motorhome at Medicine Lake and had something walk by him. He saw only its legs.
Sasquatch sighting near Monterey, California
A visitor from the UK went to a beach near Monterey to photograph sea otters at sundown. She watched six very large, hairy bipeds come around a cove, with a large male wading while others handled seaweed on the sand. After her camera gear clattered on rocks, the male approached and argued vocally with a female before threatening her, after which she lost consciousness.
Eyeshine near Tuolumne County
The witness and his father camped to build blinds and saw three sets of tall red eyeshine outside the fire circle that dimmed when lit. Later something struck their truck camper hard enough to knock items off shelves, then a loud woman-like scream sounded nearby with an answering scream where the eyes had been, followed by movement around the camper all night.
Sasquatch sighting in California
Five nights after the intense night encounter, the witness returned with companions and a borrowed night vision scope. From a parked position in a clearcut, he and a friend took turns watching a large upright figure at the treeline edge for 20 to 25 minutes. Low scope quality prevented detail, but shape and breadth convinced them it was not a bear.
Whistle in California
While logging on private timberland above the river, the witness heard whistles and knocks in the early morning and found crew lunches missing. The Native crew members refused to leave the vehicle until daylight. Years later the witness interpreted the sounds and missing food as Bigfoot activity.
Vocalization near Orleans, California
New owners of an abandoned property began hearing screams nightly and having trash bags taken from the porch and sorted in a bush by color and type. The female resident reported dark hairy figures throwing twigs, candy bait disappearing from rat traps, and large grass impressions. The guest saw the trackway and droppings and set a camcorder that allegedly captured the theft before his notes and tapes were stolen in a break-in.
UFO sighting in California
While camped above the ocean in sleeping bags, the guest and a friend watched a huge black craft shaped with a curved front and narrow neck move jerkily north. It projected a black beam and instantly jumped to that spot. It crossed over Kings Peak, dropped into a creek drainage, and disappeared.
Sasquatch sighting near Orick, California
A fisherman listening to elk cross Redwood Creek heard a much larger bipedal splashing that never lost footing in deep water. A huge muscular sasquatch emerged from fog about thirty feet away, gave him a contemptuous look, then walked to where the elk exited and followed them back into fog. He fled back to report it.
UFO sighting in California
While far offshore, the crew heard excited radio traffic from other boats and then saw a blue ball of light travel across the sky lighting the horizon. It moved from the east past Mendocino and Sonoma out to the Farallones where other fishermen said it entered the water still glowing. The guest could not tell if it was natural or crafted.
Tracks near Weaverville, California
A friend who worked as a highway patrolman found tracks where animals fleeing a fast wildfire had crossed a state highway. The highway was about eighty feet wide and the tracks showed it had been cleared in about two to two and a half steps.
Property disturbance near Lake County
The witness's father hung two large slabs of wild hog meat on high hooks under the roof rafters to cure overnight and brought them inside each morning. One morning both slabs were gone without torn meat, bent hooks, drag marks, or mess, and the family's dogs would not approach the spot and had barked not at all overnight. The witness speculates the creature seen earlier may have taken the meat.
Partial sighting near Point Reyes, California
Years later the same witness was riding in a car at night with two friends toward a coastal campground. She saw a large dark figure standing on a steep slope beside the road. A grapefruit-sized rock struck the roof of the car and dented it, and the group continued driving.
Sasquatch sighting near San Diego, California
At three in the morning a park employee driving to an early shift saw a gorilla-like creature on all fours cross the road near the safari park. Familiar with great apes from work, she was convinced enough to officially report it, and a count showed no zoo animals had escaped.
Scream near San Diego, California
Security staff at a wildlife park reported hearing strange screams at night outside the perimeter and having stones or similar objects thrown. The investigator describes this as ongoing strange activity still under investigation.
Cryptid sighting in California
The guest and his wife were driving back from the mountains when a huge tailed animal slid down a road cut. It stood on two legs, dropped to all fours to cross the road, then stood again and left through brush. His wife called it a giant mountain lion while he stressed it walked on hind legs.
Tracks near Oak Glen, California
On a later weekend hike on a steep in-and-out trail near Oak Glen, the pair found a single set of large footprint impressions in powdery dirt. The tracks were distinct at the trailhead and continued along the route. The witness recorded video of the impressions.
Tree break near Burnt Ranch, California
The witness hiked several miles down the Trinity River and sat on a rock watching for fish on a calm day. A tree snapped and fell across the river in the brush, then a heavy log was thrown from the brush onto the river bar. The witness left slowly up the trail while watching the far side.