Class B First-hand BFRO #13362

Possible vocalizations near Bluff Creek

2 July 2005 about 10 p.m. Orleans?, Humboldt County, California 4 witnesses

Account

The witness and three children were in a tent at a campground when loud whooping calls began from multiple directions around them. The calls lasted about ten minutes and included click-like sounds at the start and a loud thud as the sources moved away. The witness stayed inside with a frightened child and did not see the callers, finding no tracks the next morning.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
2 July 2005
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 10 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Orleans?, Humboldt County, California
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.25, -123.67 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 13362 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
3
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #13362 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
Tree damage

bark picked off a tree, described as not bear-made

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Structure

very large branches laid across trails in multiple areas, thought too heavy to have fallen naturally

Measurements: 500lbs

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone about the branch structures, sounds, and lack of tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-12-23 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 4593ae1a5774
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

  • “stories about the "ape-people" said to inhabit the local mountains”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “whoop recording from the Sierras”
    Not in the Anomadex yet