Class B First-hand BFRO #57305

Man living off grid hears strange occurrences including knocks and whoops at Goose Creek Lake

4 April 2017 10:00pm - 12:30am French Village, St. Francois County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness was lying in bed in an off-grid camper when surrounding animal sounds went silent. Over about an hour the witness heard a single knock, shed creaking as if pushed, rustling and footsteps on gravel, a possible growl and chewing, and a single whoop with no reply. The next day the witness found a large footprint in the gravel near where the sounds originated and photographed it with a tape measure.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
4 April 2017
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10:00pm - 12:30am
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
French Village, St. Francois County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.60, -90.49 (± 25 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 57305 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
lying in bed in off-grid camper for the night
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what ever it was
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #57305 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
Tracks

large footprint found in gravel road near where sounds were heard

Measurements: 17" by 6"

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photos of the footprint taken with a tape measure

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

photos of the bait bed with rocks placed on top

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

photos of smashed egg case on neighbor's porch

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

Community security came out the next day and was shown the footprint.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness for over an hour and had ongoing message contact.

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

Community security came out the next day and was shown the footprint.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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