Motorist traveling near the Ohio River has bigfoot sighting outside Chesire
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.
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
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 11:00 pm
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| Place |
Cheshire, Gallia County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #28912
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.93, -82.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28912 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on road at night
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| Witness's word for it |
this large very dark figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Russ Jones (BFRO)
An investigator interviewed the witness at length and noted map details about the location near the river and power-line rights-of-way.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28912 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
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