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Class B First-hand BFRO #40715

Possible daylight sighting by a passenger traveling along I-80 over the Meander Creek Reservoir

March 2012 early evening between 5-6 Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

While riding as a passenger across a bridge over the reservoir on the way home, the witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure at the treeline near the bank. The figure was standing upright holding onto a tree and looking out over the water as the car passed. No other occupants in the vehicle saw it, and no other traces were noticed.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
very tall
Build src
massive
Hair colour src
brown
Arms src
holding onto a tree
Legs src
on two legs
Posture src
standing up
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 2012
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
early evening between 5-6
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.0919, -80.7384 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #40715 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Austintown CDP (GEOID 3903184), matched from nearest town 'Austintown/Youngstown'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding as passenger on drive home
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a huge figure
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #40715 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mark Maisel (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone and recorded additional details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #40715 Primary
    Published 2013-04-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 7b458fdca36b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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