While out hiking in the woods with his dog, witness smelled a horrible smell.
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.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Posture src
- standing tall
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1993
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
getting late in the afternoon
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| Place |
Greene County, Virginia
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| Map point |
38.37, -78.54 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2283 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking while gathering moss and returning home
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2283 Primary
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