Class B First-hand BFRO #4709

Moped rider hears loud vocalizations and crashing in woods near Edinboro

May 1991 1 or 2 pm Erie And Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania 2 witnesses

Account

The witness took a child for a moped ride into woods behind a family picnic gathering. An extremely loud scream was heard three times at short intervals, sounding closer each time and approaching very quickly. Loud crashing suggested something large moving through trees and swamp toward them. The witness fled with the child to the polebarn and reported the incident to relatives, who laughed and would not return to investigate.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
May 1991
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
1 or 2 pm
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Erie And Edinboro, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.1166, -80.0735 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4709 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Erie city (GEOID 4224000), matched from nearest town 'Erie and Edinboro'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
riding a moped in the woods with a child
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Whatever made those screams
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4709 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)

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