Late night sighting by children at a home in Calcutta
Account
Late at night the witness and a friend went downstairs for a snack and switched on a light by a large window that lit the backyard. They saw a large bipedal creature walking away from the house, which briefly turned its upper body toward the light before leaving the illuminated area. Both ran back to the bedroom and stayed there until morning, and the witness found large depressions in the grass the next day.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8-9 feet tall
- Build src
- enormous, very muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Arms src
- very long, very muscular
- Hands src
- hung almost to knees when walking
- Legs src
- very muscular, 2-3 times the size of human appendages
- Gait src
- walked upright without breaking stride
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- solid fur with no break from head through neck to back; neck wider than head giving triangular shape to shoulders; turned entire upper body from chest up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1971
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| Time of day |
around 0200 hrs
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| Place |
Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #4307
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
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| Map point |
40.68, -80.57 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4307 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
up late indoors, going downstairs for a snack
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| Witness's word for it |
very large, dark brown, hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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large impressions in grass leaving depressions in dirt with long stride found next morning where creature walked
Measurements: two of witness's feet would fit inside sideways and front to back; stride too long to jump between
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4307 Primary
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