Class B First-hand BFRO #7097

Campers hear late night vocalizations at Carlon Station

January 1977 about 2:30 to about 3:30 a.m. Groveland, Tuolumne County, California 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions were snow camping in a tent when they were awakened in the early morning by loud footsteps in snow, puffing and grunting, and repeated piercing screams from a ridge above camp. The sounds moved around the campsite for about an hour before fading as the source walked away over the ridge. The group kept watch until daylight, then packed up and left quickly without seeing the source or approaching the ridge to look for tracks.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1977
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 2:30 to about 3:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Groveland, Tuolumne County, California
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.81, -119.86 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7097 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
snow camping overnight in a tent
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the thing we heard when we went camping
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7097 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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