Class A First-hand BFRO #822

Piercing scream heard by hunters.

September 1988 night, dark Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan 3 witnesses

Account

Three people were camping on a ridge during deer season when they heard heavy footsteps circling and piercing screams. After a tree was heard falling, something very large rushed past the camp breaking saplings, and a snapped tree was later found. A large shadowy outline then watched the camp from beyond the firelight for the rest of the night.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Build src
very large
Gait src
running with long strides
Other features src
large outline shadow

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1988
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, dark
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Goodells, St. Clair County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.9811, -82.6658 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #822 · gnis:1624564 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Goodells', St. Clair, matched from nearest town 'Goodells'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
camping for deer hunting, sitting around campfire talking
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something very large
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #822 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tree damage

tree about 6-8 inches in diameter snapped like a toothpick about 8.5 feet up where sound of tree falling came from

Measurements: about 6-8 inches in diameter, about 8 1/2 feet up

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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