Modern Witness · Research Profile

Linda Dixon-Smith

Modern witness profile documenting a reported daylight visual near Shaver Lake, California on June 28, 2026, with the original BFRO report and follow-up investigation preserved as separate source layers.

Fresno County, CaliforniaJune 28, 2026Provisional research profile

Media & documentation

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Report / source

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Overview

At a glance

Encounter periodJune 28, 2026

RegionFresno County, California

Direct visualReported yes — daylight

Repeat / ongoingNo repeat encounter established

Co-witness / corroborationGrandson present; independent statement not recovered

Primary sourceBFRO Report 81308

Exact locators2 report sections

Media / transcript records1

Summary

Dixon-Smith reported seeing a large upright figure standing in a cleared utility corridor near Camp Chawanakee while driving her grandson to work. Her original report describes reddish-brown hair, visible skin through the hair, a small head close to the shoulders and long arms; she returned to the location to check for a stump or other fixed object.

Background & context

The Observatory treats the witness report, the investigator follow-up and regional context as separate layers. The BFRO investigator supplied additional biographical and height-estimate details; those are attributed to the follow-up rather than treated as independent evidence.

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Events

Encounter record

2026-06-28 · Near Shaver Lake, Fresno County, California

Shaver Lake / Camp Chawanakee road visual

Reported daylight roadside visual of a stationary upright figure in a cleared utility corridor.

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Reported observations

LOC-BFRO-81308-OBSERVED

Witness report — directly stated

Reddish-brown hair with skin reportedly visible through it
Small head appearing close to the shoulders
Long arms extending past the knees
Figure remained stationary as the vehicle passed slowly
Lower legs/feet obscured by grass

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LOC-BFRO-81308-FOLLOWUP

Investigator follow-up — attributed

Witness reportedly estimated the figure at roughly 8 feet
Follow-up placed the reported position near utility lines and recorded approximate GPS coordinates
Witness returned to photograph/check the scene; no subject photograph is reported

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Media & source material

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Provenance

Source history

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2026-06-28

Reported encounter

Daylight visual reported near Camp Chawanakee / Dinkey Creek Road area.

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2026-07-01

BFRO report submitted

Public written report and follow-up investigation entered as the primary source layer.

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Consistency & changes over time

Stable / recurrent

The source preserves a single daylight event with a later scene check.

Added later

Investigator follow-up adds an approximate height estimate and scene-location detail.

Changed / contradicted

None coded in the current record.

Unresolved

Grandson was present, but his own independent statement has not been recovered.
No photograph of the reported figure is documented; scene photographs are contextual rather than subject evidence.

Controls

Corroboration & evidence

Reported co-witness presence

Grandson was in the vehicle; the current record does not treat him as an independent visual corroborator without his own statement.

Scene follow-up

Witness returned to the location and scene photographs were reported; this documents the location but is not physical evidence of the subject.

Research assessment

Documentary strengths

Named firsthand witness with a public primary report.
Daylight conditions and a specific location are documented.
Witness returned to the location and a follow-up interview was recorded.

Limitations / controls

Single primary visual witness in the recovered record.
Independent co-witness statement has not been recovered.
No subject photograph or physical evidence is established by the current record.

What would improve the record

Recover any independent statement from the grandson if publicly available.
Preserve/locate the scene photographs and document their provenance.
Search for earlier independent reports from the same immediate area without treating regional reports as corroboration of this event.

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Connections

Shaver Lake 2026 caseOpen connected record →BFRO Report 81308Open connected record →

Related reporting & research

No witness-specific analytical publication is linked yet.

This does not mean the witness is absent from future cross-era or trait analysis.

Public record reference

Record identifier

Witness ID: WIT-5.7.6-001

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