Class B First-hand BFRO #4845

Calif. Del Norte County Jed Smith Park

December 2001 around 8 p.m. Hiouchi (near Crescent City), Del Norte County, California 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two children were reading inside their trailer in the park campground one evening when they heard an extremely loud, unfamiliar echoing vocal sound described as between a cat-call and a moo. The sound seemed to come from across the river despite closed windows, and was louder than human campground noise the witness had previously heard. The witness, experienced with local wildlife sounds, said it matched nothing previously heard.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
December 2001
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 8 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hiouchi (near Crescent City), Del Norte County, California
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.9362, -124.2034 (± 20 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4845 · gnis:253899 · read with 45% confidence
USGS GNIS stream 'Smith River', Del Norte, matched from place name 'Smith River'
Conflicting value41.7499, -123.9810 (± 32 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #4845 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
reading inside travel trailer
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4845 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

A park aide told the witness about assisting with investigations of reports and encouraged this report.

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and walked the area to check consistency of the details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-08-25 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 12dcb704d629
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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