Class B First-hand BFRO #35616

Possible wood knocks and sticks thrown cause campers to leave early south of Traverse City

June 2005 afternoon into night Traverse City/Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan 4 witnesses

Account

The witness walked alone down a gated dirt road to join friends at a lakeside camp and heard rhythmic banging like sticks. Later that night while kneeling to build a fire with a companion, two small sticks came from the dark woods and landed between and behind them. After others went to the water and noticed many crayfish, the group heard thumps by the fire, found the fire logs disturbed and later the tent support bent, then left the camp that night and did not return.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2005
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
afternoon into night
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Traverse City/Kingsley, Grand Traverse County, Michigan
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.7543, -85.6030 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #35616 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Traverse City city (GEOID 2680340), matched from nearest town 'Traverse City/Kingsley'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
walking to meet friends and camping at a lakeside site
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #35616 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kim Fleming (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke at length with the witness and researched the wooded lakeside area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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