Class B First-hand BFRO #26497

Campers making animal noises in forest experience booming screams in reply

August 2009 1130 pm Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon 2 witnesses

Account

Late at night while camping on logging roads near Estacada, Oregon, the witness and companions heard an extremely loud, prolonged scream from the dark woods. The witness estimated the source was 100 to 200 yards away and felt the air vibrate. The vocalizations continued for about 30 minutes and appeared to move around the camp while the group packed up and drove out. No creature was seen.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.

Sounds

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date
August 2009
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
1130 pm
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Estacada, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.2982, -122.3324 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #26497 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Estacada city (GEOID 4123800), matched from nearest town 'Estacada'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
creature
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26497 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Kristi Sanders (BFRO)

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Published 2009-08-27 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 82f9f6f7e3aa
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “1978 recording from Washington”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “witness' girlfriend's report”
    Not in the Anomadex yet