Fisherman describes being paralleled by a whistler after fishing the Blue River outside Manhattan
Account
The witness and a relative were walking back to their car after fishing at night when they heard movement in a nearby treeline paralleling them. The sounds stopped and started with them, and the witness exchanged whistles back and forth with the unseen source for about ten minutes. They never saw what made the sounds.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2011
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
late maybe 2am
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| Place |
Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas
Stated
BFRO report #36746
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.15, -96.35 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 36746 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Witness was |
walking back to car after fishing
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| Witness's word for it |
someone
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Carter Buschardt (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded added details about the ridgeline and matching whistle exchanges.
An investigator asked a follow-up about fishing success and the witness reported no catch but a cooler of strong-smelling bait and unfamiliarity with the spot.
An investigator later noted the county as either Pottawatomie or Riley, most likely Riley.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36746 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference