Class B First-hand BFRO #3926

Two campers hear morning vocalization near Galeton

March 2000 around 8:00AM Galeton, Potter County, Pennsylvania 2 witnesses

Account

The witness had spent two days at a friend's camp in Potter County and was preparing to leave. While heading toward a vehicle in the morning, the witness and the friend heard a single loud guttural scream unlike anything either had heard before. The sound was heard only once and was not heard again.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
March 2000
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 8:00AM
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Galeton, Potter County, Pennsylvania
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.7343, -77.6435 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #3926 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Galeton borough (GEOID 4228280), matched from nearest town 'Galeton'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
preparing to leave camp and walking to a vehicle
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3926 · BFRO classification label

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