Class B First-hand BFRO #26137

Family hears whooping sounds while hiking Marys Peak

13 June 2009 around 5:00 PM Philomath, Benton County, Oregon 5 witnesses

Account

A family of five was hiking on a forest trail when they heard deep guttural whooping sounds nearby. The sounds alternated from different directions as if two individuals were communicating and continued intermittently for about 40 minutes while the group climbed. The adults kept the children in a tight group until they left the forest section and the sounds stopped.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
13 June 2009
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 5:00 PM
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Philomath, Benton County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
44.50, -123.55 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 26137 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
5
Derived BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
hiking with spouse and children
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
UAS (Unidentified Animal Sound)
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #26137 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Kristi Sanders (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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