Class A
First-hand
BFRO #7026
Three teenage boys witness an ape-like creature lope across a field into the woods
July 1963
dusk
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
3 witnesses
Account
Three teenagers were sitting talking in a rural yard at dusk when a dog ran yelping from behind a barn. They then watched a tall, hairy creature lope across the yard, over a road, and into woods. After gathering knives and flashlights they followed to the woods edge, saw two bright pink eyes reflected in the light, and fled.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about seven feet tall
- Build src
- very huge
- Hair colour src
- dirty, reddish brown
- Hair length src
- rather long
- Eyes src
- two bright pink eyes
- Arms src
- fully extended and relaxed, swinging
- Gait src
- fast "lope"
- Other features src
- resembling part bear, part ape and part human
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1963
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| Time of day |
dusk
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| Place |
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #7026
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.85, -82.29 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 7026 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sitting and talking in a yard
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| Witness's word for it |
a large creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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