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Class A First-hand BFRO #8406

Encounters with a hairy creature in the same area as the well known "Minerva monster flap."

BFRO YEAR: 1970's-1980's evening just after dark Minerva, Stark County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was lying on the top bunk getting ready for bed at night with the window cranked open. Looking at the tilted glass reflection downward, the witness saw black hair filling the window and then a very large hand between the panes that appeared to feel the glass. The witness fled down the hall in a sleeping bag, and a relative searched outside with a gun but saw nothing.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
black
Hands src
about 1/3 the size of the window, much bigger than a man's hand, hair growing down fingers, long nails but not like claws
Other features src
dark gray to black skin

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
evening just after dark
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Minerva, Stark County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.73, -81.16 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 8406 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
getting ready for bed in bedroom bunk
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #8406 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spent extended time with the witness in a face-to-face interview and considered the report complete.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #8406 Primary
    Published 2004-03-29 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2e58d58a4a63
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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