Class B First-hand BFRO #1996

Screams wake campers on consecutive nights at Cle Elum Lake

July 1998 around 4 a.m. Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

The reporter and a relative were camping overnight in a tent. Around 4 a.m. they were awakened by extremely loud, unfamiliar screaming that the reporter recognized as matching a BFRO recording. Other campers in surrounding sites were also awake, and gunshots were heard along with the screams.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
July 1998
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 4 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
47.28, -121.08 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1996 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1996 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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