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Class B First-hand BFRO #23246

Violent tree shaking startles horses and riders on a ranch near Goldthwaite

17 November 2007 early to mid afternoon Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

Two people were riding horses in single file a few hundred yards from a corral in the early to mid afternoon. The horses became nervous with ears moving back and forth, and a strong dirty wet-dog odor was noticed. Two closely grown intertwined trees nearby began shaking violently from about five to six feet up, though nothing could be seen between the branches. The riders focused on controlling the startled horses and then turned back toward the corral.

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What was reported

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Other senses

Odor Movement only

Facts & provenance

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Date
17 November 2007
Stated BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early to mid afternoon
Stated BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Goldthwaite, Mills County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
31.48, -98.54 (± 1467 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23246 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
horseback riding
Stated BFRO report #23246 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #23246 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Sybilla Irwin (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #23246 Primary
    Published 2008-02-24 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 905655583857
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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