Three youths have a menacing encounter near Beckley
Account
Three boys were hiking back up a hollow after a day of fishing when they heard rustling on a logging road above them. Large boulders then came down the hillside toward them, prompting them to flee uphill. As they ran, the writer glanced back and saw a large black shape disappearing over the hillside.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- large
- Other features src
- large black shape
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early evening, approximately 6:00pm
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| Place |
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia
Stated
BFRO report #4237
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.81, -81.15 (± 1020 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4237 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking back after a day of fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
large black shape
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Jim Osborne (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness about bears in the area and the size of the stones.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4237 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “eyewitness account of strange sounds in Minden”Not in the Anomadex yet