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Class B First-hand BFRO #46475

Lone camper in his hammock has an eventful night near Sullivan

1 September 2014 night, about 9:30PM to about 4AM Meramec State Park Near Sullivan, Franklin County, Missouri 1 witness

Account

The witness backpacked solo to a remote campsite and spent the night in a hammock. Throughout the night he heard knocks, screams, howls, voices, footsteps, rocks and twigs landing nearby, and felt his tarp, hammock lines and gear being touched. He also noted a bent-tree structure near camp the prior evening and disturbed logs and tree piles in the morning, but reported seeing no creature.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Howl Scream Wood knock Footsteps Unidentified sound

Physical traces

Structure or nest Tree break

Interaction

Rock throwing Object throwing Property disturbance

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
1 September 2014
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, about 9:30PM to about 4AM
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Meramec State Park Near Sullivan, Franklin County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
38.4130, -91.0728 (± 28 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #46475 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Franklin County (GEOID 29071); the report gives only the county
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
solo backpacking and overnight hammock camping
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #46475 · BFRO classification label

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)
Structure

bent and broken tree structure with trees bent inward observed in ravine near camp

Measurements: 3-6 inch thick trees bent and broken about 6-12 feet off the ground

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

iPhone photos of bent and broken tree structure taken by witness and sent to investigator

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

An investigator had a lengthy conversation with the witness and received photos of the broken trees.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator had a lengthy conversation with the witness and received photos of the broken trees.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #46475 Primary
    Published 2014-09-08 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash 097d58243c1b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a report on line of a sighting on the other side of the wilderness”
    Not in the Anomadex yet