Class B First-hand BFRO #18033

Possible stalking of couple parked at power line cut outside Opelika

5 May 2002 between 11:00 and midnight Opelika, Lee County, Alabama 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife sat on his truck tailgate at a power-line clearing late at night when they heard snorting, brush breaking, and a loud growl/grunt moving up a steep hill toward them. The witness saw a large shadow moving on the slope in moonlight, heard breathing and stomping, and smelled a musky sour odor. After revving the truck engine the sounds crashed rapidly downhill, and the pair left, seeing deer run across the road as they drove out.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
5 May 2002
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
between 11:00 and midnight
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Opelika, Lee County, Alabama
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
32.68, -85.22 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 18033 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sitting on truck tailgate talking
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large shadow
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #18033 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Morris Collins (BFRO)
Other

heavily trampled places in tall grass and brush found on daytime return

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tree damage

brush and saplings pulled up by roots and broken found on daytime return

Measurements: Approx. 1 inch dia.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tree damage

The witness returned in daylight and found trampled grass and brush and saplings pulled up by roots and broken.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

The witness returned in daylight and found trampled grass and brush and saplings pulled up by roots and broken.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the area with the couple to interview them and scout the slopes.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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