Class B First-hand BFRO #22570

Family hears loud whooping for three consecutive nights near Drain

Summer 1977 approximately one hour after sunset Drain, Douglas County, Oregon 4 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were walking home in the evening when they heard loud whooping from the mountain above them and ran home. They brought parents outside to listen, and all four heard the continuing whoops. The sounds recurred over subsequent nights, and a county trapper later searched the area but found nothing.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1977
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
approximately one hour after sunset
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Drain, Douglas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
43.67, -123.27 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 22570 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
returning home from a hike in the evening
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #22570 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Chris Minniear (BFRO)
Follow-up

A county trapper visited the area a few days later but found nothing.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “sound recordings from Puyallup and Snohomish”
    Not in the Anomadex yet