Early evening sighting by two children, near Layman
Account
As children playing in the yard near dusk, the witness and a relative noticed a figure moving along the woodline across the road. The figure was described as walking stooped over and pushing vegetation aside with its hands, then stopping to look at them after being shouted at. Both children fled indoors frightened and told a parent, who did not see anything.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Face src
- very gorilla-like facial features
- Arms src
- proportionately long arms
- Hands src
- using its hands to push the trees back out of its way
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- kind of stooped over
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
close to getting dark but still daylight
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| Place |
Layman, Washington County, Ohio
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| Map point |
39.41, -81.73 (± 1279 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 3180 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing a yard game in the yard
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot or something similar
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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
- Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #3180 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference