Class B First-hand BFRO #537

Nighttime screams heard near residences on Mescalero IR

7 July 2000 about 11:00 pm Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico 3 witnesses

Account

On the night of July 29, 2000, the witness and companions were getting home late when they heard loud screaming or screeching several times over about 10 minutes from behind houses. Dogs in the area that had been howling and barking became quiet after the sounds. No creature was seen during the main event.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
7 July 2000
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 11:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
33.1346, -105.7999 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #537 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mescalero CDP (GEOID 3547920), matched from nearest town 'Mescalero'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
getting home late at night
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #537 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Steven Coy (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness, who was cooperative and willing to meet.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2000-10-28 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash ad0950b8bf8c
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The report refers to

  • “report about a sighting in the same area during June, 2000”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “4th sighting from this area in the last 12 months or so”
    Not in the Anomadex yet