Hunter hears footsteps late at night in Goldstream Valley, just north of Fairbanks
Account
In late August 1997 the witness was camped alone without a tent on an aspen hillside after hunting grouse. In the middle of the night something circled the camp at close range, moving bipedally with shuffling steps, breaking branches and making low muttering sounds. After several minutes the witness spoke aloud saying he wanted no trouble, after which the prowler stopped and then trotted downhill away.
What was reported
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Sounds
Described appearance
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- Gait src
- walking on two legs with shuffling sound like dragging feet
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1997
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
middle of the night
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| Place |
Fairbanks, Fairbanks County, Alaska
Stated
BFRO report #1995
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
64.8365, -147.6517 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Fairbanks city (GEOID 0224230), matched from nearest town 'Fairbanks'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting grouse and sleeping out overnight
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| Witness's word for it |
the woodsman
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kevin Withers (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1995 Primary