Class B First-hand BFRO #57998

Strange occurrences remembered that happened at a golf course in Syracuse

August 1960 late afternoon Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York 5 witnesses

Account

While caddying on a private golf course in 1960, the witness says a large soil-stained boulder fell vertically through a tree beside the 13th green and nearly struck a golfer. The fall was heard tearing through branches and leaves. He questioned the initial explanation of quarry blasting because the single rock was soil-stained rather than freshly quarried and fell straight down rather than scattering.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1960
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.01, -76.10 (± 1312 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 57998 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Derived BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
caddying on a golf course
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #57998 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Tim Vogel (BFRO)
Other

large soil-stained boulder that fell through tree beside green

Measurements: at least 20 pounds, 4" by 8" and 3" thick, flat top and bottom

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

branches and leaves cut as rock fell through entire tree

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator later spoke with the witness at length about the caddy incident and noted the area remains connected by green corridors.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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