Class A First-hand BFRO #4176

Evening sighting by two young boys

26 April 1999 around 7:30 pm Adams County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Two relatives were at a tree house in the evening when one noticed squawking birds, a shaking tree, and a long tail. After regrouping in the tree house, they fled toward a vehicle when a creature reportedly jumped from the tree and ran toward them. They reached the house highly frightened and later refused to return alone.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Eyes src
red eyes
Arms src
long arms
Hands src
claws on its hands
Feet src
strange looking feet
Other features src
long tail

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 April 1999
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 7:30 pm
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Adams County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.84, -83.28 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4176 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
staying at a tree house
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a monster looking thing
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4176 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1999-05-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 98fcb60831d4
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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