Local investigates a possible tree break and receives response to rock clacks near Finksburg
Account
The witness stopped by a roadside woodlot after noticing a freshly broken young tree and large depressions in leaf litter described as human-shaped footprints. After examining the break and prints, the witness knocked rocks together and reported hearing a distant knock in response, with further knocks and whoops getting no reply.
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| Date |
20 November 2012
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| Time of day |
3:40pm
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| Place |
Finksburg, Carroll County, Maryland
Stated
BFRO report #37558
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.4929, -76.8894 (± 15 km)
USGS GNIS populated place 'Finksburg', Carroll, matched from nearest town 'Finksburg'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
driving along road and stopping to investigate roadside tree break
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Kim Niemeyer (BFRO)
Fresh break of young tree about 4-5 inches diameter broken about 5-6 feet off ground with scrape marks only below break, about 50-60 feet from road
Measurements: about 50-60 feet in from the road; break about 6 feet off the ground, maybe 5; tree approximately 4-5 inches in diameter
Depressions in leaf litter with compressed bare ground described as large human-shaped footprints heading toward tree break
Measurements: approximately fifteen inches in length and about half as wide with a four foot stride
Photographs of tree break and depressions with tape measure laid out taken by witness
Tape measure laid out to document length of leaf-litter depressions
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and in person for a few hours and described the witness as credible and sincere.
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BFRO report #37558 Primary