Class B First-hand BFRO #2168

Two campers hear loud vocalizations

August 1989 around 2 at night Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were camping overnight in an old corn crib in August 1989 when they were awakened by a very loud growling and hollering sound from the woods. They heard the same sound again minutes later, louder and closer, unlike any coyote or owl they knew. They could see nothing in the darkness.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1989
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 2 at night
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Centerville, Wayne County, Indiana
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.8220, -84.9993 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #2168 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Centerville town (GEOID 1811836), matched from nearest town 'Centerville'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a corn crib
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2168 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with a witness who said the sound was so loud they left immediately, with one holding a gun while the other dressed.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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