Campers in the Pine Barrens hear loud, terrible scream
Account
The witness was sleeping outside on the fringe of a large group camp in a remote pine forest when awakened around 1:30 a.m. by a loud, unfamiliar scream and sounds of a large animal moving through brush within about 20 yards. Too frightened to look, the witness hid in a sleeping bag. A similar scream was heard again one to two hours later farther off, and other campers also reported hearing the wails.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 1997
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1:30 in the morning
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| Place |
Burlington County, New Jersey
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| Map point |
39.8758, -74.6630 (± 26 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Burlington County (GEOID 34005); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sleeping outside at remote group camp
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| Witness's word for it |
large animal
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #1428 Primary
The report refers to
- “GDB, NJ; Burlington County”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “1991 encounter”Not in the Anomadex yet