Class B First-hand BFRO #32447

Possible vocal interaction with children playing at dusk near Hot Springs

22 January 2012 about 6 or 7 in the evening Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina 5 witnesses

Account

Several children playing outside exchanged yelps and whistles with an unseen source that sounded progressively closer, moving from the mountaintop to the woods' edge. When a boy took a hunting dog to the treeline, the dog stayed silent with raised tail and ears, stopped, and refused to advance. An adult also noted a foul smell during the few-minute interaction, after which the sounds stopped.

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Date
22 January 2012
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 6 or 7 in the evening
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Hot Springs, Madison County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.77, -82.87 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 32447 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
5
Derived BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
playing outside
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #32447 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jeff H (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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