Class B First-hand BFRO #55549

Two rock climbers hear wood knocks and footsteps in the early morning at a trailhead

August 2016 around 6 am, early morning Darrington WA, Snohomish County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

Two hikers arrived at a trailhead in the early morning to climb and heard knocks from uphill and downhill, followed by stick-breaking sounds like footsteps. They knocked back and received responses, filmed the exchange, then heard further knocks and repetitive rock-on-tree tapping as they started up the trail. They saw nothing in the dense woods and eventually left.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2016
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 6 am, early morning
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Darrington WA, Snohomish County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.19, -121.58 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 55549 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
arriving at trailhead to rock climb
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #55549 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Robert Parker (BFRO)
Video

short cellphone video containing an audible distinct knock recorded during the main encounter

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, received photos and a video containing a knock, judged the footprint inconclusive and the stick structures likely cut by trail crews, and recorded the location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Video

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, received photos and a video containing a knock, judged the footprint inconclusive and the stick structures likely cut by trail crews, and recorded the location.

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

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, received photos and a video containing a knock, judged the footprint inconclusive and the stick structures likely cut by trail crews, and recorded the location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2016-09-07 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 1978947c2e0c
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “a track find reported by a Forester”
    Not in the Anomadex yet