Sighting by motorists along Poe Rd
Account
In the fall of 1978 around midnight, the witness was driving a friend home when both noticed a strange upright creature standing beside the road. The being was described as large and bear-like in stance but with a non-bear-like face, standing about six feet tall, staring at them without moving. The pair reportedly saw it clearly but told almost no one afterward, later confirming with each other that they remembered the same details.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 6 feet tall
- Build src
- large
- Face src
- did not look like a bear about the face
- Posture src
- standing
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Fall 1978
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| Time of day |
about midnight
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| Place |
Medina, Medina County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #4960
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.09, -81.82 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4960 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 |
taking a friend home by car
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| Witness's word for it |
what appeared at first to be a large, standing bear
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #4960 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference