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15 September 1998 South Sioux City, Dakota County, Nebraska Class B #22577

Three witnesses encounter a large creature while walking down a gravel road outside South Sioux City

Late at night three people walking on a gravel road smelled a strong foul odor. When they returned to the spot, a tall creature stood up from the roadside ditch, frightening them and causing them to flee. As they ran home they saw deer in a nearby cornfield and heard an extremely loud screeching-howling sound.

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12 September 1998 Spencer, Owen County, Indiana Class B #2468

Low moan/howl was heard with a duration of 5 or 6 seconds

Two adults accompanied by two small children hiked to a cave mouth at night and then started back toward camp. About a tenth of a mile from the cave they heard a low 5 to 6 second moan or howl from behind and to the right, followed by a more distant dog bark and shorter deep grunt-like noises. They lifted the children onto their shoulders and hurried back without hearing further sounds.

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September 1998 Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan Class B #796

creature screamed twice

While on a multi-day canoe trip, the witness pulled onto a sandy bank at dusk to camp and fish. About ten minutes after a prior animal encounter, an unseen source came to the rim of the bank above camp and screamed twice, then screamed once more after a short pause before going silent. The witness readied a pistol but did not see the source and did not look for tracks the next day.

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September 1998 Carmi, White County, Illinois Class B #29360

Couple hears possible vocalizations a few miles outside of Carmi

While smoking outside under a tree late at night, the witness and companion heard prolonged loud moaning howls coming from behind a neighboring house. The sound lasted at least two minutes and was unlike any familiar local animal. Frightened, they ran inside, after which the sound could no longer be heard.

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September 1998 Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona Class B #2375

Two hunters hear strange screams

The witness and a family member were trying to sleep in a camp trailer during an archery deer hunting trip when they heard loud, piercing, wavering screams from the woods behind the trailer. The screams occurred three or four times and did not match any familiar animal sounds. They inspected the area the next day but found nothing unusual.

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September 1998 Cuba, Sandoval County, New Mexico Class B #5535

Elk hunters threatened by deep, angry growl in Jemez Mountains

In September 1998 the witness and a companion were stalking elk in the morning when they heard a very loud, low, powerful growl nearby. The witness, an experienced hunter, said he had never heard anything like it and his companion was very frightened. They stopped hunting for the day and returned to camp without seeing the source.

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September 1998 Foresthill California Neer Auburn, Placer County, California Class B #2326

A camper hears strange late night howls near Foresthill

The witness was sleeping in a large reenactment camp in forested hills when loud, deep howling woke him. The sounds first came from a distant ridge and about an hour later came from much closer down the road, waking many others in camp. The witness loaded his weapon before falling back asleep and heard the sounds move farther away twice more. No tracks were found the next morning.

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11 August 1998 Del Norte County, California Class B #1579

Vocal communications heard between two separate animals.

Late at night while preparing for bed, the witness heard a very loud and frightening scream lasting about 22 minutes. The sound was compared to a published recording of alleged Bigfoot sounds and was described as seeming to come from two separate animals. No visual contact was reported.

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4 August 1998 LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia Class B #2589

Couple hear loud, reverberating screams, witness a large, bulky man-like figure in the moonlight near Pidgeon Mountain

The witness and a companion were camped around a fire late at night when they heard a loud high-pitched scream. The witness then saw a large bulky standing figure with head, arms, torso and legs about 30 yards away on the trail. When the witness brought the companion to look the figure was gone, then a similar scream sounded from close behind and another call answered from ahead. The pair quickly covered the fire and drove out.

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4 August 1998 Park County, Colorado Class B #1369

faint groaning and growling vocalizations heard.

The witness and a companion heard loud distant howls from their tent while camping overnight on two consecutive nights. Dogs on nearby properties barked and stayed agitated after the sounds. On the second night they also heard faint groaning/growling and later heard shots from the surrounding area.

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August 1998 Leadville, Lake County, Colorado Class B #3604

Rancher, wife startled by vocalizations near Leadville

A couple starting a barbecue fire at their ranch heard repeated deep, low-frequency hollers from the direction of the pasture tree line. Horses in the pasture ran toward the couple and appeared spooked. The couple put out the fire and left, estimating the source was no more than a quarter-mile away.

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August 1998 Concrete, Skagit County, Washington Class B #8456

Hunters have something take up perimeter around camp near Mt. Baker

Three people camping while bear hunting heard loud howls and screams from the treeline surrounding their camp at night. The sounds appeared to circle the camp and continued despite banging pots and pans and firing a shotgun into the air. The group packed up and waited in their truck until about 4 a.m. while the sounds persisted, then left. They later found openly left food untouched and found no tracks.

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August 1998 Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Oregon Class B #455

Squaw Lake fisherman followed. Unrecognized stench, knocking, and high pitch howl heard while fishing along lake shore

The witness hiked into a wilderness lake to fish from the shore. While fishing, the witness noticed a very foul odor, then heard sounds like something striking a tree, followed by a high-pitched howling/scream-like sound and more tree-striking sounds. Feeling watched and unnerved, the witness left the area, and on the trail out noticed fresh broken branches on a pine tree.

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11 July 1998 Otsego County, New York Class B #1597

Sequence of loud vocalizations heard by campers

The witness took two young relatives camping overnight near an old logging road and storm-damaged trees. During the evening and night the group repeatedly heard unidentified noises and guttural patterned calls that seemed to get responses from farther away. In the morning the companions briefly saw something near bushes that froze then moved into shadow, and the group stopped after hearing a rock crash nearby. No footprints were found on the hard ground.

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July 1998 Somerset, Somerset County, Pennsylvania Class B #580

Woman heres sounds at Camp, near Boswell

The witness and three companions were sitting on a dirt road at a wilderness camp late at night when they heard loud screaming from nearby woods. They shone flashlights toward the sound but saw nothing. Two companions went into a cabin while the witness and another adult stayed outside listening to intermittent screams for about half an hour.

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July 1998 Surry County, Virginia Class B #2286

Howling vocalization sounds heard by campers.

The witness was awake in a tent with family near the James River in the early morning hours. Over about 30 minutes the witness heard about five loud, strange howls from a distance that varied in pitch, intensity, and apparent location, with two seeming closer. The rest of the family slept while the family dog barked softly at each sound, and the witness loaded a shotgun and stayed alert until morning.

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July 1998 Charlestown, Clark County, Indiana Class B #2475

Loud screams outside home disturb resident

The witness was awakened at home by a loud screaming sound and went to the back door to look outside but saw nothing. The screaming continued until the witness turned on a light, then it stopped, and the witness went back to bed. Months later the witness heard a televised Bigfoot recording that sounded the same as the scream.

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July 1998 Forsyth, Taney County, Missouri Class B #22600

Couple has early evening encounter at home near Forsyth

Late one summer evening in 1998, a couple lying in bed in their trailer heard repeated loud screams and their dogs became highly agitated. The husband went outside with a flashlight and saw red-orange eyeshine well above normal human face height, then a tall upright shadow running toward the southwest. No further screams occurred and the dogs stayed agitated for 10-15 minutes. The couple decided not to call emergency services.

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1 July 1998 Huntington Lake, Fresno County, California Class B #8868

Campers hear strange late night sounds near Florence Lake

After fishing, the witness and a companion set up camp for the night and sat by a campfire after dark. They heard a low horn-like sound that seemed to approach from a ledge behind the camp. They then briefly saw a pair of pale glowing eyes in that direction. After a warning shout and a warning shot, they quickly packed up, extinguished the fire, and drove home.

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July 1998 Cle Elum, Kittitas County, Washington Class B #1996

Screams wake campers on consecutive nights at Cle Elum Lake

The reporter and a relative were camping overnight in a tent. Around 4 a.m. they were awakened by extremely loud, unfamiliar screaming that the reporter recognized as matching a BFRO recording. Other campers in surrounding sites were also awake, and gunshots were heard along with the screams.

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