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Class B First-hand BFRO #1445

Teenagers hear strange sounds near Aberdeen

4 April 1986 around 2am Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota 2 witnesses

Account

Two friends were talking late at night in a farmhouse basement with the windows open when they heard a strange screeching or howl-like sound from a nearby field. They looked out the window but saw nothing, and the sound continued intermittently for about ten minutes. Neither could identify it as any known wildlife or farm animal, and a brief search the next day found nothing.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Howl Scream

Facts & provenance

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Date
4 April 1986
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 2am
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.4647, -98.4681 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #1445 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Aberdeen city (GEOID 4600100), matched from nearest town 'Aberdeen'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
staying overnight and talking in a basement
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1445 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator later interviewed the witness about the distance, setting, and sound and played a 1994 Ohio howl recording for comparison.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #1445 Primary
    Published 2001-01-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash f123b3cb9dbc
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a few stories from around the Mobridge area”
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