Class B First-hand BFRO #6623

Multiple Campers Woken by close range night Vocalizations

12 July 2003 2:00 AM Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping in a tent in a wooded mountain area when loud repetitive whooping woke four campers around 2 a.m. The close-range calls continued with pauses for over ten minutes and were answered by a similar distant call before stopping suddenly. No animal was seen.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 July 2003
Stated BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
2:00 AM
Stated BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Lincoln, Grafton County, New Hampshire
Stated BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.0605, -71.6710 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #6623 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Lincoln CDP (GEOID 3341780), matched from nearest town 'Lincoln'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Stated BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping and sleeping in a tent
Derived BFRO report #6623 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6623 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Bill D. (BFRO)
Follow-up

The witness later compared the sound to wildlife recordings online with no match and found a 1970s recording that was a close fit.

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-07-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f98d85afb30a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “reports of similar vocalizations going back many years”
    Not in the Anomadex yet