Father, son and cousin enounter a large hair covered creature while wading through a creek
Account
While wading and fishing with two relatives in summer 1980, the witness reported a strong rotten odor followed by sighting of a tall hairy figure standing in brush on the creek bank. The figure, visible from the waist up, turned its head to look at the group, after which all three left the creek and walked to their car. The father reportedly identified it aloud as Bigfoot.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 8 feet high or so
- Build src
- extremely bulky, 800-900 pounds
- Hair colour src
- reddish/brown
- Hair length src
- not extremely long
- Face src
- more human than apelike
- Posture src
- slightly stooped
- Other features src
- hairy all over except for face
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1980
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| Time of day |
around noon or a little after
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| Place |
Clarksburg, Ross County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #7133
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| Map point |
39.49, -83.11 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 7133 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
wading creek fishing for smallmouth bass
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| Witness's word for it |
a very hairy, slightly stooped man
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Investigator took several photos of the sighting location during site visit
An investigator visited the site with the witness and a relative and took photos of the location.
An investigator visited the site with the witness and a relative and took photos of the location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #7133 Primary
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