Class B First-hand BFRO #4788

Screams heard in the Great Dismal Swamp

21 July 2000 a little past 11:30pm Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County, Virginia 1 witness

Account

The witness, working as a camp counselor, heard a loud unfamiliar howl-like call while walking back to her cabin late at night. The sound repeated about seven times over roughly 90 seconds and seemed to move closer and parallel her path, prompting her to run indoors. She later searched for physical sign without success and found the vocalization matched only alleged Sasquatch recordings she located online.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
21 July 2000
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
a little past 11:30pm
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Chesapeake, Chesapeake City County, Virginia
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
36.59, -76.29 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4788 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
returning from shower building to cabin while working as camp counselor
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4788 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Ron B. (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness, noting consistent detailed recall and assessing the witness as credible.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-08-08 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ab1690a4f55f
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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