Class B First-hand BFRO #13037

Possible nest nest and food remains found by retired soldier near the Sandy River

July 1970 early afternoon Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

In mid-summer 1970 the witness was driving along the Sandy River looking for a place to target shoot when he found saplings snapped off with the tops formed into a large bedding area. Nearby were several freshly gutted rabbits, a death-like smell, and unusually silent woods. He left to find a ranger station and returned with a ranger who photographed the site, after which both described themselves as becoming believers.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1970
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early afternoon
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Troutdale, Multnomah County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.49, -122.28 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13037 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
scouting for a place to target shoot
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13037 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Tree damage

clump of sapling trunks snapped off at 6-foot level

Measurements: 4.5 inches in diameter; about the 6 foot level

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Structure

family nest made from sapling tops with space for 3 to 4 people, deeply piled and compressed

Measurements: space for 3 to 4 people

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

ranger took photos of meadow site for other rangers

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

pile of 6-8 fresh rabbits ventrally ripped open with entrails removed about 20 yards from bedding

Measurements: 6-8 rabbits; about 20 yards from bedding area

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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