Class B First-hand BFRO #12640

Possible vocalization in Great Smoky Mountain National Park

October 2003 dark, about 9-10 pm Cosby, Haywood County, North Carolina 2 witnesses

Account

Two campers watched deer remain fixated and agitated toward a mountain trail for about five minutes before calming. As the witnesses walked back toward camp, they heard a single long, echoing primate-like call from the dark woods in the direction the deer had stared. The witness later compared it to a gibbon call but with more body, and said he had never heard anything like it despite extensive time outdoors.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
October 2003
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
dark, about 9-10 pm
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Cosby, Haywood County, North Carolina
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
35.89, -83.26 (± 10 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12640 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #12640 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Rex B. (BFRO)

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