Class A First-hand BFRO #2283

While out hiking in the woods with his dog, witness smelled a horrible smell.

July 1993 getting late in the afternoon Greene County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness hiked into a mountain with a dog to collect moss and was returning with a heavy sack. While descending through a ravine the witness felt watched and glimpsed something standing tall about 100 yards ahead that vanished instantly as the dog bolted and later returned subdued. The witness approached the spot, smelled a strong foul odor, found no tracks, and continued home.

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Posture src
standing tall

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1993
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
getting late in the afternoon
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Greene County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
38.37, -78.54 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2283 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hiking while gathering moss and returning home
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2283 · BFRO classification label

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