Class A Investigator summary BFRO #4558

Young squirrel hunter has evening sighting on family property near Birds Run

15 October 1998 6:00 p.m. eastern time Guernsey County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was waiting just inside a woodline while squirrel hunting when heavy walking approached. A tall white-covered creature with dark skin on the face and hands stood nearby with a hand on a tree and was observed for about 30 seconds. After a brief stare, the witness ran through an open field back to the house.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
between 7 and 8 feet tall
Build src
very bulky from the waist up
Hair colour src
white
Face src
black skin on face
Eyes src
not seen
Hands src
black skin, long skinny fingers
Other features src
head not rounded like human, sloped back to a point

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 October 1998
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:00 p.m. eastern time
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Guernsey County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Location Details
Map point
40.18, -81.64 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4558 with published boundary
Account type
Investigator summary
Derived BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
squirrel hunting
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
creature
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4558 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1998-11-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 0eb15d8e696b
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “November 1998 issue of my newsletter the Monthly Bigfoot Report, #75”
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