Class B First-hand BFRO #5509

Man hears late night howl in the Emigrant Wilderness

August 1994 about 1 a.m. Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were camped overnight on a high ridgeline after a backpacking trip. Around 1 a.m. the witness awoke and heard a loud moan-like sound rise up the western canyon to a scream-like crescendo, repeated minutes later, followed by a fainter similar sound from the eastern canyon. No animal was seen, and the companion awoke to hear the third sound.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 1994
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 1 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.32, -119.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5509 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
backpacking and camping overnight on a ridgeline
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5509 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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The report refers to

  • “last sighting: july 17,female, base of leavitt falls 8 a.m.”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “several incidents in your database in the general area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet