Class B First-hand BFRO #13839

Possible vocals heard by family camping near Happy Camp

BFRO YEAR: late 70's approx 10 PM Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California 4 witnesses

Account

A family camping in a primitive riverside area heard an extremely loud, shrill scream from near their trash area about 50 yards away after paper bags flared up the campfire. The sound moved rapidly downriver for several minutes, fading to a deep growl, while the adult dogs whimpered and the family became terrified. The father packed up camp that night and drove the family home, and the family later felt the sound matched a purported Sasquatch vocalization heard on television.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
approx 10 PM
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Happy Camp, Siskiyou County, California
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.81, -123.38 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13839 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping with family at riverside campsite
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13839 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator called the witness to review recollections of the screaming sounds and family reaction.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2006-02-17 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 47ad0a52076f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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