Class B First-hand BFRO #4969

Silhouette seen protruding above brushline near Mogadore Reservoir.

Summer 1983 around 1:00 am Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking home on a road late at night when they noticed a man-like silhouette standing on a hill with its upper half visible above scrub brush. Both the witness and the figure fled in opposite directions. The night was bright and moonlit, and tree frogs were unusually quiet.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Posture src
standing
Other features src
looked like a man

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1983
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
around 1:00 am
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.06, -81.37 (± 1147 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4969 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
walking home from a friend's house
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
silhouette of what looked like a man
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #4969 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness, visited the witness and the incident areas, and viewed the roadway where the main sighting occurred.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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