Class B First-hand BFRO #63140

Multiple encounters near an old strip mine just outside of Harrisville

7 September 2007 around 4 AM at night Harrisville OH, Harrison County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness and a companion camped beside a strip pond after fishing and cooking. Around 4 a.m. the witness awoke to heavy footsteps coming down a steep high wall to the tent, followed by heavy breathing and a throat-clear that mimicked his own. He shouted that he had a gun while his companion remained asleep, then heard the visitor drink from the water with its hands, sit briefly by the tent, and climb back up. The next morning they found 18-inch tracks at the edge of the reeds.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
7 September 2007
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 4 AM at night
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Harrisville OH, Harrison County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.17, -80.62 (± 25 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 63140 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
camping overnight after fishing and cooking
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what I believe to be the Grassman
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #63140 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
James Thompson (BFRO)
Tracks

18-inch tracks found the next morning on the edge of the reeds

Measurements: 18 inch

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness on adjoining property but could not visit the exact site due to new ownership and reclamation, noting terrain and access limits.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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