Class B First-hand BFRO #31648

Possible encounters by soldiers training at Fort Pickett

16 April 2011 afternoon Blackthorn, Nottoway County, Virginia 21 witnesses

Account

A military controller and about 20 soldiers conducting multi-day field training heard unexplained footsteps around their concealed position on several occasions and later heard several loud wood-on-wood knocks from a direction where no troops were located. The unit checked team positions verbally and visually and investigated but found no source. That evening they heard a radio report of a separate sighting elsewhere on the installation.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
16 April 2011
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
afternoon
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Blackthorn, Nottoway County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.05, -77.91 (± 12 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 31648 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
21
Derived BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 75% confidence
Witness was
controlling military troop training
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #31648 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
D.K. (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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