Class A First-hand BFRO #10861

Teenagers wading down the Olentangy River at night have a sighting south of Delaware

July 1976 sometime around midnight Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio 4 witnesses

Account

In mid-summer 1975 around midnight, the witness and three companions were wading the Olentangy River when they heard breaking brush and saw a tall hair-covered biped at the tree line. The figure followed them downstream as they moved, and they heard heavy movement in the water and a howl as they fled to a nearby apartment complex. At the woods edge near the apartments it stopped and stared at them before they ran toward town and abandoned their gear for two days.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Howl Footsteps

Interaction

Rock throwing

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: 7-8 feet tall
Build src: huge
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Posture src: stood up like a man

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1976 Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	sometime around midnight Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.26, -83.06 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10861 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Derived BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	camping and wading through the river exploring at night Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something huge Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10861 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Steven P (BFRO)

Tracks

Large tracks found by the river when the group returned in daylight to retrieve gear

Measurements: at least 11-12 inches long

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness about the nearly 30-year-old incident.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10861 Primary

Published 2005-03-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 64007193e30b

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“sightings and track finds associated with the building of the Muirfield Golf Course”
Not in the Anomadex yet
“many, many stories before and after this incident”
Not in the Anomadex yet