Class B First-hand BFRO #41514

Friends enjoying a late night together are startled by a eerie howl near Eagle River

26 June 2013 10-11pm EAGLE RIVER, Vilas County, Wisconsin 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions were sitting in a parked vehicle at Eagle Lake late at night with the windows down. After about fifteen to twenty minutes the witness and one companion heard a loud, scream-like howl from woods about fifty yards away. The sound was described as inhuman and very loud, lasting about thirty seconds and heard only once.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
26 June 2013
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
10-11pm
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
EAGLE RIVER, Vilas County, Wisconsin
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
45.94, -89.21 (± 1000 m)
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sitting in a parked vehicle hanging out
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #41514 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Robert Barhite (BFRO)
Tree damage

The witness and the companion who heard the sound returned the next morning and found small trees torn out and strewn about near where the sound originated.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the parking area and shoreline with direction from the witness and took photos.

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

The witness and the companion who heard the sound returned the next morning and found small trees torn out and strewn about near where the sound originated.

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

An investigator visited the parking area and shoreline with direction from the witness and took photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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