Varmint hunter has a night encounter with a large animal
Account
While night hunting with a dying-rabbit call, the witness heard extremely loud, threatening screams from an unseen animal on a ridge. The animal screamed three times while moving to get downwind of the witness. The witness used a powerful hunting light and reported catching its glowing eyes, and described being truly frightened.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Eyes src
- glowing eyes
- Other features src
- very large animal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1976
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
11:00 p.m.
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| Place |
Azusa, Los Angeles County, California
Stated
BFRO report #1634
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
34.1385, -117.9123 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Azusa city (GEOID 0603386), matched from nearest town 'Azusa'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
night hunting for bobcats
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| Witness's word for it |
BF
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness about the 1976 sound encounter and asked detailed follow-up questions about distance, sounds, smell, and light.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1634 Primary
The report refers to
- “report at Morris Dam”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “report in Cooper canyon”Not in the Anomadex yet