Class B First-hand BFRO #15430

Mother describes possible sightings by her children outside their rural home in Auburn Township

August 2006 10:30 p.m. Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

A teenage visitor was outside at night preparing a fire when he noticed a large black figure moving between trees at the yard edge and watching him. He called the homeowner over thinking it was a prank, but the figure vanished when they glanced away. The family later took nighttime photos of the tree line.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Wood knock

Described appearance

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Height src: six and a half to seven feet tall
Hair colour src: black
Face src: pale
Hands src: pale
Gait src: running
Posture src: moving on two feet
Other features src: round head, no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	August 2006 Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	10:30 p.m. Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.38, -81.28 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 15430 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Derived BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	preparing a fire outside Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	something big Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #15430 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Mark Maisel (BFRO)

Photograph

Photographs taken of dark tree line after sighting; unclear if anything captured.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator visited the site twice, interviewed two witnesses, examined the woods and fields, noting common animal signs but no unidentified footprints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #15430 Primary

Published 2006-08-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2da3183f64de

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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