Class B First-hand BFRO #32670

Homeowner sees red eyeshine and hears wood knocks in woods near Becket

30 January 2012 About 8:00 pm, clear night Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1 witness

Account

The witness was on the back porch at night when a noise was heard moving in the wooded hillside. The witness shone a flashlight into the woods and saw reddish eyeshine staring back for about 20 seconds, during which it blinked. The animal then turned and walked away uphill deeper into the woods, and the witness later measured a reference tree to estimate the eye height at about 7 feet.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 7 feet
Eyes src
pair of reddish eyes

Facts & provenance

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Date
30 January 2012
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
About 8:00 pm, clear night
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
42.3320, -73.0829 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #32670 · gnis:608008 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Becket', Berkshire, matched from nearest town 'Becket'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
standing on back porch
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #32670 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
D.A. Brake (PhD) (BFRO)
Measurement

Next-day measurement of reference tree branch at recalled eye position

Measurements: approximately 7 feet

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator conducted a fifty-minute phone interview to obtain additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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