Class B First-hand BFRO #16038

Possible camp stalking at Taylor Reservoir outside Aspen

1 August 2004 around midnight Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were bedded down in their pop-up camper at night when they heard lapping sounds and their skillet rattling outside. The witness opened the camper door expecting a bear and saw a large dark upright shape about forty feet away moving swiftly into the timber. The camper shook strongly as the animal left while nearby dogs barked. In the morning no tracks were found and they could not recreate the shaking.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Interaction

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
dark
Gait src
running
Posture src
upright
Age / size src
large

Facts & provenance

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Date
1 August 2004
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around midnight
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Crested Butte, Gunnison County, Colorado
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.02, -106.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 16038 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight in a pop-up camper
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large dark object
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #16038 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mark Taylor (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and recorded additional details about the nighttime camp disturbance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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