Class B First-hand BFRO #6962

Friends hear late night scream near Garberville

November 1964 about two or three in the morning Zenia, Trinity County, California 3 witnesses

Account

After returning late from a dance, three people sitting indoors heard a loud wailing cry from bluffs across the road that rose in pitch and lasted several minutes. Frightened, they stayed inside with doors locked for the night. The next morning two of them found a freshly cleared, trampled area on the blufftop where trees had been pulled from the ground, with a strong smell but no tracks due to hard ground.

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Date
November 1964
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about two or three in the morning
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Zenia, Trinity County, California
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.21, -123.49 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6962 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sitting indoors tuning a guitar after returning late from a dance
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #6962 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tree damage

freshly disturbed cleared area with trees pulled from the ground and thrown aside and vegetation trampled flat

Measurements: about thirty feet across

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the wailing and ground disturbance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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