Woman remembers being shocked to see a running, hairy biped in her backyard in Elyria
Account
In mid-August 1985, the witness had just returned inside after kenneling two large dogs when the dogs began barking intensely. From a kitchen window she watched a large reddish-brown hairy biped run toward a creek for about 30 seconds before it jumped from a drop-off into the creek and headed into the ravine. Later that day she found skid-like slip marks and toe impressions on the trail where it had run.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- between 7 1/2 and 8 ft tall
- Build src
- large, much taller and much thicker
- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Arms src
- long arms slightly swinging
- Legs src
- slight bend in the knees
- Gait src
- running away
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- hairy, small point to top of head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1985
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| Time of day |
Between 7:00 - 7:30 AM
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| Place |
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #49813
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.41, -82.11 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 49813 with published 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 |
taking large dogs out to their kennel and returning inside house
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| Witness's word for it |
large reddish brown hairy bipedal creature
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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
- Marc DeWerth (BFRO)
skid-like slip marks on trail where creature ran before jumping to creek
three toe impressions where creature dug in for balance before creek
investigators noted about 14-foot drop from trail to creek bed where creature jumped
Measurements: 14 feet
Investigators later visited the home, reenacted the route to the creek, and estimated the drop and the creature's height by comparison.
Investigators later visited the home, reenacted the route to the creek, and estimated the drop and the creature's height by comparison.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #49813 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference