Class A Second-hand BFRO #4557

Saturday morning sighting by a motorist on William's Road

June 1997 around 7am Franklin County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

Early one Saturday morning in mid-June 1997, the witness was driving to work when she noticed a reddish-brown figure stooped in the road near an overpass. As she approached, the figure stood upright on two feet, looked at her for a few seconds, then stepped over a guardrail into a wooded area and disappeared.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
reddish brown
Gait src
walked on two feet, only took a couple of steps
Posture src
stooped over then stood up
Other features src
head very large and hairy, twice as big as bear head

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1997
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around 7am
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Franklin County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Road
Map point
39.89, -83.00 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4557 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
Second-hand
Derived BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to work
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4557 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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