Class B First-hand BFRO #9020

Camping family has auditory and olfactory encounter in early evening southeast of Dorena Lake

17 July 2004 early evening through about 4:00 a.m. Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

A witness camping with two relatives heard repeated whoop sounds and felt watched during an early-evening hike, then ran back to camp. Overnight the group heard heavy slow footsteps outside the tent, and around 4 a.m. noticed a strong foul dirty-animal odor. By morning the tent and tarp were found marked with a strong urine-like smell, and the tarp was left behind.

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Date
17 July 2004
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early evening through about 4:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.66, -122.80 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9020 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping and hiking
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9020 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Other

Strong urine-like odor and marking on tent and tarp, with tarp abandoned at camp

BFRO report, “Observed” section

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