Class B First-hand BFRO #2509

Campers get visited in the middle of the night and hear vocalizations.

12 December 1999 about 2:55 am Missouri Valley, Pottawattamie County, Iowa 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were camping in separate tents. Around 2:55 a.m. the witness was awakened by footsteps circling the tent and stopping behind his head, then realized the companion was still inside his own tent. When the witness moved to go outside, the unseen visitor crashed away through trees toward the river. Neither camper saw anything, and both reported feeling watched all night.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 December 1999
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 2:55 am
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Missouri Valley, Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.48, -96.01 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2509 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping in tents at a campground
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2509 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone afterward and concluded a sasquatch likely investigated the campsite.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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