Class A First-hand BFRO #9537

Two Motorists Have An Early Evening Sighting North of Mt. Gilead

August 2002 Evening 8-9 PM EST Mt. Gielad, Morrow County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were driving home in the evening when they saw a large dark figure run across the highway ahead of them. Both occupants observed it, but the driver could not relocate it after slowing down. The figure was described as very tall and robust with long arms and a non-human gait resembling the Patterson film footage.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
over 6-8+' tall
Build src
large robust build
Hair colour src
black
Arms src
too long
Gait src
just like the classic bigfoot film footage on TV

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2002
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
Evening 8-9 PM EST
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mt. Gielad, Morrow County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.59, -82.82 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 9537 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
returning home from Galion
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large black thing
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #9537 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator conducted telephone and in-person interviews with both witnesses and visited the sighting site.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2004-10-15 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash d18e7a7f0a16
    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

  • “a number of sightings from over the years”
    Not in the Anomadex yet