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Bigfoot sighting near Alturas, California
Jul 1974 · Alturas, California, United States
A camper at California Pines, Modoc County, saw a large dark-haired creature stand up near a pond around 1 am, then walk into the forest.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Man has sighting near Alturas
- Date
- Jul 1974
- Place
- Alturas, California, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 41.410, -120.678
- Time
- about 01:00, night
- Witness was
- camping
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 15 m (50 ft)
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- standing, vocalizing, walking, watching
- Sounds
- scream
- In the account
- alone, at camp, bed or nest found, campfire, flashlight, full moon, looked at witness, near water, returned to spot, scream, searched after, smell, smell musky, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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