Class B First-hand BFRO #12328

Hunters are awakened by loud, repetitive vocalizations in Monache Meadows

October 1979 About 2:00 a.m. BLACK ROCK, Tulare County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were camped overnight during a hunting trip when they were awakened around 2 a.m. by very loud howling from a meadow. The sound was described as sad but not threatening and continued intermittently for about an hour while they searched with a spotlight from a vehicle without seeing anything. They then returned to camp.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1979
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
About 2:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
BLACK ROCK, Tulare County, California
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.19, -118.17 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12328 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
camping
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #12328 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Cliff Barackman (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness's group has looked for signs of the creature along the south fork of the Kern River since the encounter.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone to collect additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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