Class B First-hand BFRO #177

Elk hunters hear screams in remote canyon below

19 October 1988 about half an hour before sunup Fairview, Emery County, Utah 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were elk hunting on a hillside before sunrise. They heard extremely loud, piercing screams from across the canyon repeating several times. The sound rose from low to high pitch and seemed to silence other wildlife for the day. They did not recognize the source at the time and did not search for footprints.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
19 October 1988
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about half an hour before sunup
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Fairview, Emery County, Utah
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.64, -111.22 (± 1442 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 177 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
elk hunting
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #177 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

University researchers visited the Idaho site and made plaster casts of the large footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Cast

University researchers visited the Idaho site and made plaster casts of the large footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

University researchers visited the Idaho site and made plaster casts of the large footprints.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness afterward and documented added details about the canyon habitat and sounds.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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