Class A First-hand BFRO #8836

Brothers have sighting in their backyard during the "Blizzard of 1978."

February 1978 early afternoon Newbury, Geauga County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Around 1978 two young brothers walking home through deep snow entered their yard and found a tall hairy figure standing about 30 feet away looking away. When it heard them it turned and stared for several seconds, then ran around the house through deep snow in seconds with long strides. The boys ran inside and their parents did not believe them.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: around 6 1/2 feet tall
Build src: similar to a human frame
Hair colour src: brown
Hair length src: long
Face src: mix between a human and an ape
Eyes src: dark looking
Gait src: ran on two legs effortlessly through deep snow
Posture src: stood nearly straight up with a little hunch
Other features src: hair not too thick, some skin visible under fur

Facts & provenance

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Date	February 1978 Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	early afternoon Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Newbury, Geauga County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.44, -81.21 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8836 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking home from a friend's house through woods Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8836 · BFRO classification label

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8836 Primary

Published 2004-06-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2833b3e581f0

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“a recent sighting in Alaska on the news”
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