Class B First-hand BFRO #28861

Loud, early morning vocalizations heard by duck hunters near Lake Monroe

22 October 2009 5 mins after sunrise City- Bloomington. Monroe County, Monroe County, Indiana 3 witnesses

Account

Three hunters were sitting on a peninsula at dawn when they heard an extremely loud roar-moan from across a bay that lasted several seconds and ended in a low growl. They stood and looked but saw nothing except a beaver in the water. A few minutes later they heard an identical sound from much farther away. They later decided the sound matched Bigfoot recordings found online.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
22 October 2009
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
5 mins after sunrise
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
City- Bloomington. Monroe County, Monroe County, Indiana
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.03, -86.49 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28861 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
waterfowl hunting
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #28861 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Lester (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness and a companion returned to the same spot the following October, heard nothing and found nothing unusual.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the vocalization details and area context.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2011-02-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f8d4c878983e
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “sighting back in early 2009 in monroe county”
    Not in the Anomadex yet