Class B First-hand BFRO #56293

Another possible encounter along Appalachian Trail

11 September 2015 2:30am Great Barrington Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts 1 witness

Account

The witness was solo camping at a shelter while section-hiking the Appalachian Trail. After spending the evening with a fire and making whoop calls and a wood knock with no reply, the witness went to sleep in the shelter loft. Around 2:30 a.m. the witness was awakened by a loud wood knock immediately followed by a thud interpreted as a tree being pushed over, then silence.

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Date
11 September 2015
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
2:30am
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Great Barrington Mass, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.08, -73.39 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
solo camping while section-hiking
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #56293 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jonathan Wilk (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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