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Class B First-hand BFRO #28453

Growl near Mooreland, Indiana (1975)

October 1975 night, very dark Mooreland, Henry County, Indiana 4 witnesses

Account

The witness and three companions were coon hunting at night with three hounds along a logging road beside a swamp. The dogs yelped in fear and ran past the group back toward the truck. The group heard a deep growl and loud limb breaking and wood knocking moving toward them from the swamp, then left the woods and found the dogs shaking in their boxes on the truck.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Growl Wood knock

Physical traces

Tree break

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1975
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
night, very dark
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Mooreland, Henry County, Indiana
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.99, -85.31 (± 1200 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28453 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
coon hunting
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what ever it is
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #28453 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Lester (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #28453 Primary
    Published 2010-11-03 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 1 image at source Hash 5e0e63f70fb9
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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