Class B First-hand BFRO #9863

Hiking couple hears calls and finds footprints near Mt. Adams

Spring 1997 about 0400 White Salmon, Skamania County, Washington 2 witnesses

Account

In late fall 1997 the witness and her husband were camping in the Mt Adams Wilderness Area when around 4 a.m. they heard a loud strange vocalization from 800 to 1000 meters away. The sound combined roaring, warbling and guttural yodeling with a high-pitched scream element and was repeated four or five times before all went quiet. Neither witness saw an animal.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
Spring 1997
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about 0400
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
White Salmon, Skamania County, Washington
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
46.08, -121.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9863 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
camping
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #9863 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-11-26 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash a2c0a4d78f91
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
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The report refers to

  • “newspaper reports over the years”
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  • “Discovery Channel documentary shot near there somewhere a few years later”
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