Class B First-hand BFRO #77563

County Fire investigator spots a possible bigfoot spotted in corn field near Beaver Creek State Park

June 2024 10:30 am Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving toward the state park in the morning when he noticed a large black figure crouched in a cut cornfield. The figure rose up slightly and turned its head as the witness watched from the road. The witness judged it was not a person or a bear because of its width, flat facial profile, and lack of prominent ears. He continued driving because of traffic behind him and the figure was gone when he returned to photograph it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Build src
35 to 40 inches shoulder width
Hair colour src
dark black
Face src
flat profile, no snout seen
Posture src
squatted / crouching position
Age / size src
large
Other features src
no prominent ears on top of head

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2024
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
10:30 am
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving to a state park to hike
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large dark object
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #77563 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
James Thompson (BFRO)
Measurement

An investigator interviewed the witness, revisited the sighting location with him, and measured the viewing distance with a range finder.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness, revisited the sighting location with him, and measured the viewing distance with a range finder.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator marked nearby locations and suspected travel routes on a map of the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2024-08-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 12 images at source Hash 1a38b58c697c
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “numerous encounters and sightings in the state park area”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “The famous Ohio Howl recording was obtained in this area in 1994”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “reports of sightings on the gas line route nearby”
    Not in the Anomadex yet