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BFRO YEAR: 1957 or 58 Eureka, Humboldt County, California Class A #528

Three children have daytime sighting near Eureka

As children, the witness and two companions were fishing and walked up an old logging road when they heard a noise and saw a creature across the road in the trees. The creature stayed in cover across the road and kept pace as they ran back down toward a clearing, at times getting ahead then stopping to watch them. Once they reached the clearing, it was gone.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
about late October 1985 Place not stated Related account #2176

Howl

The witness and a friend camped in a tent with dogs and heard multi-voiced howling like loud talking and howling from about 100 yards away.

Howl
Previously that summer Place not stated Related account #2142

Growl

Earlier that summer the group heard moaning or low growling sounds from the forest along the top edge of the property.

GrowlVocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #7988

Whoop

Other people from the area reportedly heard the same whoop-like sounds.

Whoop
about ten minutes after the last noise was heard Place not stated Related account #2755

Scream

Base and uphill companions heard a high-pitched scream from a distance about ten minutes after the main sounds stopped.

Scream
On another night Place not stated Related account #4642

Vocalization

The witness heard a repeated hooting ape-like call from the Preston Peak area.

Vocalization
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4642

Vocalization

The witness heard an ape-like call from a cabin on the Illinois River.

Vocalization
Date unknown Orick, Humboldt County, California Related account #8234

Whistle near Orick, California

Another person reportedly heard unusual whistles and screams in the same creek area on an earlier occasion.

WhistleScream
the previous year (2006) Place not stated Related account #23811

Vocalization

The witness and family had heard similar strange calls around the same campground area in prior years, more distant and less frequent the previous year.

Vocalization
On a second trip Between Eureka And Crecent City, Oregon, Humboldt County, California Related account #369

Howl near Between Eureka And Crecent City, Oregon, California

On a later return to the same area the witness heard the same rhythmic howling from much farther away for about five minutes but failed to record it.

Howl
the last hike before Redcrest, Humboldt County, California Related account #72111

Scream near Redcrest, California

On a prior hike on the same trail with only the witness's parents present, they heard a similar loud vocalization and reported a sense of being watched with movement in the brush.

ScreamMovement only
On Friday evening, Nov 1st, 2019 Place not stated Related account #63645

Scream

The night before the gate encounter, the witness reports hearing continuous very loud guttural screaming for over five minutes from a wooded slope above a rented cabin at dusk.

ScreamVocalization
Last July 2018 Place not stated Related account #63645

Wood knock

The witness reports being awake in a tent around 3 a.m. and hearing loud, randomly timed wood knocks from a few hundred meters upslope that echoed down the canyon.

Wood knock
sometimes Place not stated Related account #17458

Howl

Local talk describes long howls sometimes heard, even from Courtright.

Howl
approximately 4 a.m. Place not stated Related account #17458

Howl

The witness was awakened by a low-pitched series of howls of varied short and long lengths.

Howl
The next day Place not stated Related account #17458

Unidentified sound

The next day near camp the group heard pots clinking and later found table items shuffled slightly with nothing taken.

Unidentified soundProperty disturbance
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #17458

Unidentified sound

Two companions by the lake heard large splashing and thrashing in the water about 100 yards away while the witness slept.

Unidentified sound
As we approached Fleming Lake Place not stated Related account #4929

Footsteps

While hiking toward Fleming Lake earlier, the party heard something moving through thick brush in the ravine below, breaking branches, which a companion thought was a bear.

Footsteps
6:30 or 7:00 AM Place not stated Related account #18325

Howl

The witness reported hearing a deep bellowing howl in the morning before the evening encounter.

Howl
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #12165

Unidentified sound

Friends told the witness about similar noises they had heard.

Unidentified sound