Class B First-hand BFRO #51847

Hikers have possible daytime encounter on state's highest peak, Mount Greylock

30 April 2016 11:20 A.M. Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were hiking down from a summit in the morning when they heard non-rhythmic clapping-like sounds about 100 feet away in thicker woods, with walking and branch-breaking noises between the sounds. They stopped to listen for about a minute, then advanced toward the area but found no sound or movement. Further down the trail the witness tried reproducing the sound with tree knocks, rocks, and hand claps, finding cupped hand claps matched most closely.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
30 April 2016
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
11:20 A.M.
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Adams, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.64, -73.17 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
descending from summit on morning hike
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #51847 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jonathan Wilk (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone one day after the incident to record details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2016-04-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash c18dd62069c6
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

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  • “several recent reports from the Berkshires”
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