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Class B First-hand BFRO #2376

Young couple encounter a rancid smell

Fall 1973 around 10:00 PM Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife drove a short distance from a relative's home to their trailer to pick up diapers for their baby. At the house they found their penned hounds barking unusually and noticed a strong rancid odor at the back of the house. They collected the diapers and left without further investigation that night. The following evening they heard a television news account of a nearby sighting that also mentioned a rotting-meat smell.

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What was reported

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Other senses

Odor

Facts & provenance

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Date
Fall 1973
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
around 10:00 PM
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
30.38, -88.73 (± 10 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2376 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
retrieving diapers from home
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #2376 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator classified the account as a Class B report based on corroboration of the smell by the television account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #2376 Primary
    Published 2001-05-04 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 17daa17152c9
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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