Class A First-hand BFRO #10863

Two young men have a sighting while tending a campfire near Cardington

January 2005 about 9:40 P.M. Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a friend were maintaining a camp fire at night behind the friend's house near a wooded ravine. When the witness stepped toward the ravine to gather twigs, he saw a tall black form standing in tall weeds below and watched it move side to side before it looked up showing red eye reflection. After the friend also looked and fled to the house, the form ran across the creek toward a field and the witness ran inside.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
a good 8 feet in height or taller
Build src
massive
Hair colour src
blacker than black
Eyes src
red eyes
Gait src
moved side to side
Posture src
standing motionless
Other features src
oblong type of head

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 2005
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 9:40 P.M.
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.51, -82.88 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10863 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
building a camp fire for fun
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large bear/human looking thing
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10863 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Steven P (BFRO)
Tracks

The main witness later returned to the woods at night with companions and found and photographed three large footprints leading from the river bed.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

The main witness later returned to the woods at night with companions and found and photographed three large footprints leading from the river bed.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

The main witness later returned to the woods at night with companions and found and photographed three large footprints leading from the river bed.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the property with the witness and a relative to reenact the event and photograph the area.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-03-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 82dcdaeb8229
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “county road 25”
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