Class B First-hand BFRO #3541

Very loud, extremely powerful howl heard near home

June 1997 just before dusk Adams County, Pennsylvania 1 witness

Account

The witness was sitting on the deck at home just before dusk in early June 1997 when two extremely loud and powerful howls were heard. The sounds were compared to a howler monkey but described as far stronger and longer, and seemed to move south away from the house. The witness stated the sound could not have been a cougar or bear based on about 20 years of fishing and camping experience.

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Sounds

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Facts & provenance

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Date	June 1997 Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	just before dusk Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Place	Adams County, Pennsylvania Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point	39.8695, -77.2177 (± 21 km) Geocoded BFRO report #3541 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Adams County (GEOID 42001); the report gives only the county
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	sitting on deck at home Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #3541 · BFRO classification label

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BFRO report #3541 Primary

Published 1999-04-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ac8a00eae699

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