Class B First-hand BFRO #11987

Vocalizations, wood knocks and strange chatter heard in the Sam Houston National Forest

May 2005 approximately midnight to around 2am Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas 2 witnesses

Account

In late May 2005 the witness and a companion waited in dense woods by a river after dark. After the witness imitated howls, something within about 200 yards answered with repeated loud deep growls, followed by about a minute of chattering from two directions. Later the witness struck a tree with a stick and heard similar loud banging from across the river for one to two minutes. The pair heard nothing else except insects and coyotes, and never saw the sources.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
May 2005
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
approximately midnight to around 2am
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Shepherd, San Jacinto County, Texas
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
30.46, -95.13 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11987 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
night expedition on riverbank trying howl imitations and wood knocks
Stated BFRO report #11987 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #11987 · 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.

Tracks

three old humanlike footprints in riverbank sand, too old and indistinct for detail

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Follow-up

An investigator stayed in contact with the witness and noted the area was of research interest with ongoing studies and a local observer network.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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