Class B First-hand BFRO #37692

Couple hears a series of "Whoops" while night fishing at Tappan Lake

2 March 2010 after midnight Bowerston, Harrison County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife were night-fishing with family at Tappan Lake in summer 2010. While walking back toward their van to get another chair, they heard repeated whooping sounds nearby in the dark woods. Unfamiliar with the sound, the witness told his wife it was an owl. His wife later heard the same sound on a television show and became convinced it was not an owl.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
2 March 2010
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
after midnight
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Bowerston, Harrison County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
40.36, -81.19 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
night fishing and walking back to vehicle for a chair
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #37692 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
James Thompson (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness by phone and met him in the afternoon to retrace the trail to the fishing spot.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2012-11-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 67b39f2e47a5
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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The report refers to

  • “many reports over the years of sightings of unknown animals and sounds”
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