Class B First-hand BFRO #6971

Couple hear late night scream near Fort Ross

2 July 1981 around 1 a.m. to about 2:30 a.m. Jenner, Sonoma County, California 2 witnesses

Account

While bicycle-camping overnight at Fort Ross, the witness and a companion were awakened around 1 a.m. by an extremely loud, prolonged scream very close to their tent. They stayed frozen in the tent listening for about an hour, and later heard a similar scream from farther away near the lower parking area. They did not see the source and did not look for tracks the next morning.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 July 1981
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 1 a.m. to about 2:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Jenner, Sonoma County, California
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
38.52, -123.24 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6971 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
bicycle touring and camping overnight
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6971 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added details about the scream.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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