Class B First-hand BFRO #77110

Young man walking home at 1:30am reports stalking and tree shaking near Deschutes River in Vail

6 October 2011 dark out, about 1:30 a.m. Vail/rainier, Thurston County, Washington 1 witness

Account

After a companion fell asleep, the witness decided to walk home late at night along a road bordered by young planted trees. Something in the trees paced him from the side, stopping when he stopped and continuing when he walked. When he tried to look larger and shouted, he heard deep grunts and saw two small trees shake vigorously. He called a nearby friend for a ride and kept shouting until he was picked up.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Growl Footsteps

Other senses

Movement only

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date	6 October 2011 Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	dark out, about 1:30 a.m. Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Vail/rainier, Thurston County, Washington Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	46.85, -122.66 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 77110 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	walking home at night after friend fell asleep Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it	whatever was in the woods Stated BFRO report #77110 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #77110 · 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: Scott Taylor (BFRO)

Tracks

Investigators met the witness and a companion at the site and hiked nearby trails, finding a twisted pushed-over tree, an 11-inch barefoot footprint that was measured and photographed, and several X-shaped glyphs.