Class B First-hand BFRO #1115

Hair raising screams heard in the forest behind a four acre rye field.

1954 Gasconade County, Missouri 2 witnesses

Account

The witness describes hearing loud hair-raising screams from a forested ridge behind the family farmhouse. The main incident occurred while cleaning up after butchering a hog with a relative, an experience that frightened farm dogs. No creature was seen and no tracks were reported, with neighbors referring to the unknown source as a panthercat.

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Date
1954
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Place
Gasconade County, Missouri
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
38.44, -91.63 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 1115 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
cleaning up after butchering a hog
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
that panthercat
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #1115 · BFRO classification label

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