Class B First-hand BFRO #1578

Screams heard several times over a period of four days.

16 June 1998 around 10 pm to at least 2am Del Norte County, California 1 witness

Account

The witness reported hearing a loud, distant scream-like sound coming from a ridge near the residence. On the first night the sound started around 10 p.m. and continued until at least 2 a.m., with individual bursts lasting from seconds to minutes. The witness compared the sound to a scream example and said it seemed to come from a distance.

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Date
16 June 1998
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 10 pm to at least 2am
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Del Norte County, California
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
41.86, -123.79 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1578 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
reading at home
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1578 · BFRO classification label

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  1. Published 1998-06-18 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash d546aed7c311
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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