Class A First-hand BFRO #374

Two women driving to work are surprised to see a very large hair covered biped running along the side of their car.

February 1977 around 5 AM and still dark Calais, Noble County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were driving to work in the dark when they noticed something in a creek bed beside the road. The creature reportedly emerged on two legs, moved toward their car and ran alongside it briefly before they sped away frightened. They described it as very large with brown shaggy hair covering its body.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
close to eight feet tall
Build src
over 500 pounds in size
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
shaggy
Face src
hard to get a good look at the face
Legs src
two legs
Gait src
ran
Posture src
on two legs
Age / size src
extremely large in size
Other features src
brown shaggy hair all over its body

Facts & provenance

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Date
February 1977
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 5 AM and still dark
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Calais, Noble County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.89, -81.27 (± 1132 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 374 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to work
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
an animal
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #374 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

The witnesses returned after work to look for tracks but found none because the snow had melted.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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