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Class B First-hand BFRO #1632

Family camping at Lake Somerville is menaced by a loud screaming creature

15 July 1972 night, shortly after moonset Burleson County, Texas

Account

The witness and relatives were camped overnight when a foul stench filled the air and an extremely loud scream beginning as a growl was heard. The dog hid, and rounds fired into the air temporarily drove the source away, but it returned repeatedly until dawn despite a large fire. Nothing was ever seen and no unusual tracks were found, though a nearby stand of broken saplings carried the same odor.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Scream Growl

Physical traces

Tree break

Other senses

Odor

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 July 1972
Stated BFRO report #1632 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, shortly after moonset
Stated BFRO report #1632 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Burleson County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #1632 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
30.33, -96.55 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1632 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1632 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a lean-to
Derived BFRO report #1632 · BFRO report, “Environment” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1632 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tree damage

small stand of saplings with tops broken, reported to carry the same stench more faintly

Measurements: tops broken about 5-1/2 feet above ground; about 200 yards east of camp

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #1632 Primary
    Published 1972-07-15 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 90cbce100b4b
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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