Incident #1000430
Kern River, California
1973 to 1974
Account
Donna and friend were sleeping in a small trailer near the Kern River and about 2 a.m. it began to shake. They opened curtains and saw a broad face with glowing red eyes. The creature had broad shoulders, and its height was later estimated at 8 feet. They ran in the house. Next morning the trailer was tipped over.
When
- Year
- 1973 to 1974
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Kern River
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- occupied machine
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Nearby Water
- river
Weather and light
- Visibility Index
- 5
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot Co-op, Feb. 91, Constance Cameron quoting
- Source Type
- newsletter
- Source Date
- 1991
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1991
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- presumed
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Shoulders
- wide
- Movement
- swaying
- Movement re observer
- maintaining distance
- Aggressive To
- occupied trailer
- Arms Used
- for shaking
- Object Handled
- vehicle
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- approached
- Attracted By
- human shelter
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Was shaking trailer with two girls sleeping in it. Apparently turned it over ofter they fled.
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Female
- Interviewer
- Constance Cameron
- Interview date
- 1991
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home, inside building
- Moving Y/N
- No
- Position
- lying down
- Making Noise Y/N
- No
- Closest horizontal distance
- under 5 feet
- Least vertical distance
- nil
- Action on sighting
- fled
- No of witnesses
- 2
- Age
- 16 to 20