Possible daylight sighting by a couple at Geneva-on-the-Lake State Park
Account
A family of four driving through Geneva State Park in daylight stopped after noticing a large dark bipedal figure moving through snowy woods. The figure was watched briefly for about ten seconds before disappearing. Shortly after from a nearby parking lot the adults made whoop calls and heard replies described as whoops, a scream or growl, and wood knocks, while also noticing a strong unpleasant odor.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Build src
- very large
- Hair colour src
- uniformly dark with lighter head area
- Arms src
- arms swaying
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- walking; took two steps
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Age / size src
- very large
- Other features src
- furry
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
February 2014
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
4 PM
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| Place |
Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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| Map point |
41.85, -80.96 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 44262 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving through the state park watching for wildlife
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| Witness's word for it |
a bipedal “something”
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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
- Mark Maisel (BFRO)
The witnesses returned the next day with a companion and found single-file twenty-two inch tracks with toes near a creek, photographing one, while a headless dead fish was noted on a road.
The witnesses returned the next day with a companion and found single-file twenty-two inch tracks with toes near a creek, photographing one, while a headless dead fish was noted on a road.
The witnesses returned the next day with a companion and found single-file twenty-two inch tracks with toes near a creek, photographing one, while a headless dead fish was noted on a road.
An investigator spoke by phone to the adult witnesses and assessed them as credible.
The witnesses returned the next day with a companion and found single-file twenty-two inch tracks with toes near a creek, photographing one, while a headless dead fish was noted on a road.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #44262 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
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