Class B
First-hand
BFRO #4917
Campers hear late night "banging" near Oroville
September 2002
after 2 AM, dark
Oroville, Butte County, California
Account
The witness and four companions camped overnight at Feather Falls campground and went to sleep around 1 AM. Sometime later while still dark, the witness heard rhythmic banging like a large branch struck against tree trunks from two separate distant locations, with patterns repeated back and forth and never overlapping. Companions who heard the sounds attributed them to a woodpecker, which the witness doubted because of the nighttime hour and irregular intervals. No vocalizations were heard.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 2002
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| Time of day |
after 2 AM, dark
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| Place |
Oroville, Butte County, California
Stated
BFRO report #4917
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.64, -121.27 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4917 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witness was |
camping overnight with friends
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #4917 Primary
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