Class B First-hand BFRO #24886

Former US marine and friends describe possible intimidation behavior while camping on Mt. Graham

9 September 2008 night, about midnight to 1:30 a.m. Safford, Graham County, Arizona 6 witnesses

Account

Six people were camping and talking late at night when they heard distant moaning howls that grew closer and more aggressive over about an hour, accompanied by branch-breaking sounds close behind camp. They turned on vehicle headlights, after which the sounds stopped, and they slept in their vehicles. The next morning they found several large pine and fir branches broken behind the camp.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Howl

Physical traces

Tree break

Facts & provenance

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Date	9 September 2008 Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	night, about midnight to 1:30 a.m. Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Safford, Graham County, Arizona Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	32.71, -109.96 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 24886 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	6 Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	camping with friends Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #24886 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Lyle McKinley (BFRO)

Tree damage

several large pine and fir branches found broken behind camp the next morning

Measurements: girth of a human arm; broken at 6 feet above the ground

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #24886 Primary

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