Class B First-hand BFRO #3613

Late at night, man hears powerful vocalizations south of Port Townsend

Summer 1998 long after dark Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness was inside a trailer in the woods when a loud, strange bellowing was heard twice from the woods. The witness stepped outside onto the porch to listen and judged the sound came from 100 to 150 yards away and from a very large, nocturnal animal. After waiting, the witness walked up a nearby dirt road with a flashlight but found nothing.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Described appearance

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Age / size src
at least the size of a large buck to an elk or bear

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1998
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
long after dark
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
48.10, -122.82 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3613 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
inside writing in a travel trailer
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large beast
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3613 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witness visited the woods site in daylight and confirmed the forest floor would not retain footprints.

BFRO report, “Other Stories” section

Source timeline

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