Class B First-hand BFRO #31100

Possible stalking of ROTC Unit at Indian Mound Reserve

May 1988 about 11:00 p.m. Xenia, Greene County, Ohio 5 witnesses

Account

The witness was leading a small ROTC patrol on a nighttime escape-and-evasion exercise along creek and cliff trails. The group heard movement and walking above them with small rocks falling, found no one when they climbed to search, then heard heavy running footsteps and branches being swiped aside approaching them that caused the patrol to flee to a field edge. The opposing unit later said it never left base, and a next-day visit found snapped branches above head height but no tracks.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
May 1988
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Xenia, Greene County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.74, -83.83 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 31100 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
nighttime ROTC escape-and-evasion training patrol
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #31100 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #31100 · 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
Dusty Ruth (BFRO)
Tree damage

Snapped-off branches found the next day above head height where the approach had been heard

Measurements: higher than my head

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator exchanged emails with the witness and then conducted a phone interview.

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

An investigator and a companion visited the park on a busy warm day and found no obvious sign of activity.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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