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Class B First-hand BFRO #50643

Camper hears possible wood knock and distant reply in the Sam Houston National Forest

4 January 2016 6 a.m., predawn, still dark Richards, Montgomery County, Texas 1 witness

Account

The witness was hammock camping with a companion in the forest before dawn. He heard a sharp close clack followed seconds later by a distant double-knock that he interpreted as a call and response. He heard no footsteps or other sounds, and his companion did not hear the knocks. Given the still conditions he said he could think of no other cause for the sounds.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Wood knock

Facts & provenance

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Date
4 January 2016
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6 a.m., predawn, still dark
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Richards, Montgomery County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
30.53, -95.73 (± 8 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 50643 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
backcountry hammock camping
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #50643 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Michael Janakes (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #50643 Primary
    Published 2016-01-05 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 2f7e020e02fe
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “report on another website that describes a Class A encounter”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “BFRO Texas Expedition October 2015”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “Many sightings in Sam Houston National Forest as in all of East Texas”
    Not in the Anomadex yet