Class B First-hand BFRO #45976

Trucker recounts possible early morning experience while making a delivery outside Spring Arbor

Fall 2000 about 5 am, dark Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan 1 witness

Account

The witness stopped his grain truck on a dark rural road to prepare the trailer for unloading at a nearby farm. While outside the truck he heard loud pacing, branch-snapping and thrashing from woods on one side of the road and smelled a strong dead-animal odor from a ditch on the other side, accompanied by intense fear and a sense of being watched. He ran back to the cab and drove to the farm to unload. After unloading, he returned to the area and found the noises, odor, and fear were gone.

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Date
Fall 2000
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about 5 am, dark
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Spring Arbor, Jackson County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
42.21, -84.53 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
delivering grain and stopping to prepare trailer for unloading
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #45976 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Knox (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator conducted phone interviews with the witness about the delivery and events.

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

An investigator visited the site in early fall, found a clearing east of the road, and found no prints, carcasses, or bedding.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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