Class B First-hand BFRO #80

Late Arriving Campers Hear Running, Stomping, Shrieking, Howling

12 August 1983 1:00AM dark Bend, Lane County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

Three people had laid out sleeping bags for the night at Kitson Springs when they heard rustling, loud stomping, and prolonged shrieking and howling nearby. They did not see the source and remained still while the sounds continued and then moved up a hillside into the distance. In the morning they made only a brief check and reported no tracks.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
12 August 1983
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
1:00AM dark
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Bend, Lane County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.69, -122.38 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 80 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
trying to sleep in sleeping bags at a campsite
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the creature
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #80 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness about the report and characterized it as a heard encounter rather than a visual sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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