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Tree break near Anniston, Alabama (1996)

October 1996 early morning Anniston, Alabama 10 witnesses

Account

The next morning the guest and nine other soldiers gathered in a church parking lot by the woods for physical training. Something in the woods repeatedly smashed trees with great force, without vocalizations, while the group watched from the curb. After about five minutes the group left, and there was no further sound when they returned.

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Date
October 1996
Time of day
early morning
Place
Anniston, Alabama
Map point
33.6735, -85.8109 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Anniston city (GEOID 0101852), matched from nearest town 'Anniston'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
10
Witness was
stretching with PT run group before morning run
Witness's word for it
this thing
Creature category
UNKNOWN

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