Night sighting near Columbus with vocalization heard.
Account
Late at night the witness went outside to a vehicle to get a pencil for a school report. He heard a loud shrill scream lasting several seconds and then saw a large man-like figure running through a park toward the woods. He ran back inside immediately and later felt the scream matched recordings he found online.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately seven feet
- Build src
- very broad, muscular, similar to NFL linebacker with medium build, perhaps 450 pounds
- Hair colour src
- cinnamon brown
- Hair length src
- uniform in length
- Hands src
- open hands
- Gait src
- running
- Other features src
- dome-like head between the shoulders, huge trapezius area
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 April 2001
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 1:30 AM
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| Place |
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #4466
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.2087, -85.9191 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Columbus city (GEOID 1814734), matched from nearest town 'Columbus'
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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 |
going outside to car to get a pencil for a school report
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| Witness's word for it |
large man-like creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator interviewed the witness and noted the location relative to other active areas and a possible travel corridor.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4466 Primary