Class B First-hand BFRO #13378

Menacing commotion at night, tracks in snow the next morning, out Yadkinville

12 December 1976 around 7:30 at night Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions were snow sledding at night when they heard loud noise and commotion beyond their firelight and fled to the house. The next day they returned and found very large tracks in the snow leading from and back into nearby woods, with tracks around a tree with stripped branches. They did not see the source of the sound and report no further experiences since.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
12 December 1976
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 7:30 at night
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Yadkinville, Yadkin County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.13, -80.66 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13378 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
snow sledding
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13378 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Large tracks in snow found the next day where noise had been heard

Measurements: at least 18 inches long and 5 or 6 inches wide

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tree damage

Branches stripped from tree where tracks were found

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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