Class B First-hand BFRO #2784

Hunter/police officer hears late afternoon vocalizations and breaking branches near Clearfield

25 November 1993 Late afternoon to Dusk Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania 2 witnesses

Account

While deer hunting alone in a snow-covered valley in 1993, the witness heard a deep repeated belch-like sound approach rapidly to the ridge above him. At dusk the sound stopped and something unseen in the treeline broke branches and moved back and forth for about ten minutes while the witness waited with a rifle. The witness then hiked out to his father, who said he had also heard the distant sound, and the party left for the vehicle.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
25 November 1993
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Late afternoon to Dusk
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Clearfield, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.0215, -78.4394 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2784 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Clearfield borough (GEOID 4214064), matched from nearest town 'Clearfield'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
deer hunting
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2784 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and confirmed the account, adding that the sound approached from opposite the entry route.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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