Class B First-hand BFRO #7830

Two teenagers witness something running from a pack of dogs on two legs, screaming very loud. The next day large five toed tracks are found

Summer 1967 about midnight Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Late at night in 1967 the witness and a friend were watching TV when barking dogs drew them to look outside. They saw a large human-like figure running while being chased by dogs and emitting a loud screaming sound. The next day the witness found very large bare-foot tracks in mud near home and learned relatives on the next street had also heard the screaming.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Build src
big
Gait src
running
Age / size src
large

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1967
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about midnight
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.38, -82.12 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 7830 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
watching TV at a friend's house
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something big like a large human
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #7830 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Very large bare-feet tracks found in mud by house next day; only one track clearly made out with five human-like toes, others degraded by morning rain

Measurements: well over 12 inches long

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

An investigator spoke with the witness and recorded track details, sighting location, and nearby woods and quarries.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-01-21 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 683525d04c2f
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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The report refers to

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