Class B First-hand BFRO #13345

Possible stalking at Hildene Mansion grounds, near Manchester

August 2005 around 11:00 pm Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping on the mansion grounds for a re-enactment event. Late Saturday night the witness sat around a campfire at the edge of the woods with two companions and heard footsteps moving inside the woods. They shined a flashlight toward the sound and it stopped, then resumed moving away after the light was turned off. No source was seen.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Described appearance

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Gait src
walking on two feet

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2005
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 11:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Manchester, Bennington County, Vermont
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.16, -73.07 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13345 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sitting around a campfire while camping at a re-enactment event
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large animal walking on two feet
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13345 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Christopher Noel (BFRO)

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