Class A First-hand BFRO #23414

Two ladies fishing in the Rocky River Reservation are startled when a Bigfoot appears in plain sight

September 2003 between 5 PM and 6 PM North Olmsted Or Fairview, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions were fishing from a rock wall above a narrow river when they noticed movement in the woods across the water. A tall, black, two-legged figure emerged and stood watching from about 20 feet away. One companion fled immediately to the car, followed shortly by the witness, who fell while running away in fear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: well over six feet tall
Build src: wider at the shoulders, larger than a grown man
Hair colour src: black
Hair length src: somewhat longer on the shoulders
Face src: dark skin, thick brow
Eyes src: reddish orange, glowing from sunlight
Posture src: standing on two legs
Other features src: black fur from head to toe

Facts & provenance

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Date	September 2003 Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	between 5 PM and 6 PM Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	North Olmsted Or Fairview, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.4070, -81.8968 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #23414 · gnis:1057007 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Olmsted', Cuyahoga, matched from nearest town 'North Olmsted or Fairview'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing along a river Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	A large black image that was standing on two legs Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #23414 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Marc DeWerth (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator separately interviewed both witnesses months apart and re-interviewed the main witness a year later, noting consistent accounts.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #23414 Primary

Published 2008-03-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash ae3974e50cbd

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“two week long flap of sightings”
Not in the Anomadex yet