Class A First-hand BFRO #8944

Mini-bike rider has afternoon encounter near Fulton

June 1978 about 2:00 in the afternoon Fulton, Morrow County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding a mini bike along a path by railroad tracks and stopped to turn around when he noticed movement on an embankment about 20 feet away. A tall, reddish-brown fur-covered figure stood there holding a tree and a branch while staring at him. After a brief staredown in which the figure wrinkled its nose and narrowed its eyes, the witness panicked, raced the bike back toward his friends, then ran home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: 8 or 9 feet tall
Build src: wide chest, quite muscular
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: almost ten inches around head and shoulders, dense but short below elbows and thighs
Face src: not fully haired, skin visible around eyes, nose and upper cheeks, bluish to off-gray
Eyes src: watery, very shiny black, whole eye black with no whites
Arms src: extremely long, ape-like
Hands src: human-like but fur-covered, only backs and fingers seen
Legs src: fur-covered except bare areas on thighs and knees
Posture src: standing, one hand on tree trunk, other holding branch back
Apparent sex src: male (uncertain impression only)

Facts & provenance

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Date	June 1978 Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 2:00 in the afternoon Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Fulton, Morrow County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.46, -82.83 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8944 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	taking turns riding a mini bike with friends Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a creature like I had never seen before Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8944 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by telephone and verified mini-bike details with a forum operator.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8944 Primary

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