Class B First-hand BFRO #63178

A couple is escorted out of the forest after finding a possible nesting area near Rio Grande

17 January 1972 nearly dark Between Rio Grande And Centerville., Gallia County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his wife returned in late January to a rock grotto where he had earlier found a possible bedding area. They found the bed intact but an old wagon moved from a ledge with drag marks in the rock. As they hiked out through a ravine, unseen actors on both ridges followed them for about an hour with knocks, whistles and other vocalizations, shaking and snapping saplings and throwing rocks until the pair reached the woods edge. Neither reported seeing anything.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Whistle Wood knock Footsteps

Physical traces

Tree break

Interaction

Rock throwing Property disturbance

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Facts & provenance

Each value names where it came from.

Date	17 January 1972 Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	nearly dark Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Between Rio Grande And Centerville., Gallia County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.88, -82.43 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 63178 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	revisiting rock grotto and hiking out of woods Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #63178 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by: Marc DeWerth (BFRO)

Scat

Large pile of scat with hair, bone, shells and vegetation near pool with stains from prior deposits

Measurements: maybe wrist size, and probably 4 or 5 pounds