Class A First-hand BFRO #28912

Motorist traveling near the Ohio River has bigfoot sighting outside Chesire

22 February 2011 about 11:00 pm Cheshire, Gallia County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

While driving over a hill at night, the witness's headlights illuminated a large dark furry figure by a road sign at the roadside. The figure appeared ready to cross from a swampy marsh toward wooded hills but turned swiftly back into the marsh when lit. The witness reported seeing the light-colored hairless sole of its very large foot before it disappeared.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
6 to 7 foot tall
Build src
large
Hair colour src
very dark brown or black
Feet src
very very large, light in contrast, like a much larger human foot
Gait src
walking, then turned back very swiftly
Other features src
covered in very dark fur/coat except light hairless sole of foot

Facts & provenance

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Date
22 February 2011
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 11:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Cheshire, Gallia County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.93, -82.14 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28912 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on road at night
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this large very dark figure
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #28912 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness at length and noted map details about the location near the river and power-line rights-of-way.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2011-02-25 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 96857bb95577
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “other sightings in the southern part of the county”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “first "grassman" sightings published in the 1860's in the same county”
    Not in the Anomadex yet