BFRO #65734: Possible tree push over and vocalization near Belchertown and Quabbin Reservoir
📍 Location
Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts (near Federal Street), Belchertown, MA
Specific Location: Federal Street (behind a house with a 2–3 acre meadow to the east, with a walking trail and railroad tracks nearby) in Belchertown
Coordinates: 42.27050, -72.42175
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42.2705°, -72.4218°
📝 Description
Hello!This is something that happened a long time ago and to be honest I never thought it could be connected to Sasquatch/Bigfoot but recently I�ve been reading about the topic a lot and I figured I�d send it to you guys after finding your site and just checking out reports from areas where I�ve lived in the past. Anyway, I found a report from Belchertown, MA and I lived a rural part of Belchertown for several years when I was in college. This was sometime around 1997-1998 in Belchertown. My housemates and I were out on our porch which faced a 2-3 acre meadow. This open meadow and the porch were on the east side of the house. The entire area past the meadow to the East was wooded with houses and cabins here and there for about a mile until you hit a lake. Behind the house was abput 10-20 yards of woods with a walking trail and then another 10 yards past was a train tracks running East/west then more woods. Anyway, my housemates and I were out on the porch when we heard the sound of a tree crashing to the ground. About 19 seconds later while we all were kindve shocked there was an enormously loud and guttural growl/scream/roar. In all my life I have never heard any animal sound that could match it in intensity, volume, and it just sounded plain angry and vivacious. It is hard to describe just how loud it was and how stunned we all were that this was coming from an animal just inside the tree line. There were coyotes, owls, foxes galore back there and the sounds they made were a world away in comparison. We all immediately looked at each other, got up and went into the house as fast as we could without saying a word. Everyone assumed it was an animal but after reading about and hearing recordings of presumed Sasquatch scream and howls it brought the memory rushing back because it is so similar to what we heard. Anyway, just wanted to send this in as I saw there was another report for this area. Best regards
🔍 Circumstances
There were about 4-5 of us. Maybe a bit more. We were all just sitting on the porch talking. There was a light illuminating us on the porch but the meadow and woods were shrouded in darkness.
🌤️ Weather Conditions
Late at night. After midnight but before dawn.
ℹ️ Additional Details
Late at night. After midnight but before dawn.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiysjpdx01m08fysxw6f0pq0
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025