Class B First-hand BFRO #69469

Couple returning home spots a bigfoot crossing their driveway outside Columbiana

17 July 2021 about 8:30 PM Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion arrived home by car in the evening and saw a large fur-covered figure cross the driveway on all fours and enter cattails by a pond, where it disappeared from view. The figure was described as very large and fast, low to the ground and bent in the middle, with a barrel-like torso. An investigator visited the next day, found impressions in grass and mud, photographed them and made casts.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
4-5 feet at the back
Build src
torso built like a barrel
Hair colour src
gray/ silver lite brown
Gait src
on all fours
Posture src
down low and bent in the middle
Other features src
covered in fur/hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
17 July 2021
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 8:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
arriving home by car after dinner
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #69469 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
James Thompson (BFRO)
Tracks

about eight impressions with fingertip/toe marks in mud by pond in matted grass

Measurements: about eight impressions

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Cast

cast of left palm imprint with thumb and fingers visible taken from mud by pond

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Cast

second cast of similar-sized indentation found where dog sniffed by driveway

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

photographs of fingertip/toe impressions in mud

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

reenactment measurements of sighting distances and creature size

Measurements: 16 yards; 18 yards; 5ft tall, 8ft wide

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator visited the site the next afternoon, interviewed both main witnesses, measured distances, photographed impressions and made casts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Cast

An investigator visited the site the next afternoon, interviewed both main witnesses, measured distances, photographed impressions and made casts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator visited the site the next afternoon, interviewed both main witnesses, measured distances, photographed impressions and made casts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator visited the site the next afternoon, interviewed both main witnesses, measured distances, photographed impressions and made casts.

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

An investigator visited the site the next afternoon, interviewed both main witnesses, measured distances, photographed impressions and made casts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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