Class A First-hand BFRO #4484

A series of sightings, screams, and smells near an abandoned strip mine

1978–1980 around 3 AM Navarre, Stark County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Around 3 AM on a clear summer night the witness was at home when a relative came to the back door after being outside. The dog hid and whimpered and a foul odor was present. Both then watched a huge hairy biped about seven to eight feet tall walk slumped over out of the moonlit woods and through a neighboring yard.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
around seven to eight feet tall
Build src
huge
Arms src
arms moving as it walked
Gait src
walking
Posture src
slumped over
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
1978–1980
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, labelled field: Year
Time of day
around 3 AM
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Navarre, Stark County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.68, -81.51 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4484 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
at home opening the back door in early morning
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
huge hairy thing
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4484 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

multiple footprints in woods around abandoned strip mine larger than a size 13 shoe

Measurements: much larger than size 13 shoe

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-06-09 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash c49609b9aada
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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