Class B First-hand BFRO #10572

Possible approach to a camp outside Penticton

August 1966 after midnight and before dawn Penticton, British Columbia 1 witness

Account

The mother, sleeping with family in a tent trailer at a campground, was awake during the night while something was outside. In the morning the family found a cooler that had been tucked under the trailer dragged out, crushed, with food missing. The mother said she had seen its shadow on the tent wall and insisted it was neither a bear nor a man, remaining upset for most of the day.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1966
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
after midnight and before dawn
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Penticton, British Columbia
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Province, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
49.69, -119.75 (± 8 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10572 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent trailer
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
What ever was out there last night
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #10572 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Blaine McMillan (BFRO)
Other

Styrofoam cooler dragged from under tent trailer, crushed, with hot dogs and fruit missing and no bite or claw marks noted

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

An investigator spoke with the reporter several times and added details about the cooler and the mother's reaction.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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