Class A First-hand BFRO #3195

Three friends have close encounter

8 August 2001 1:30 am North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and two companions were walking through woods along a stream after midnight when all three noticed a strong urine odor. The witness and one companion then saw a very tall dark figure with large eyes that appeared to walk on two legs. After the witness threw a rock, the figure walked away but followed the group at a distance as they hurried back to their truck, throwing rocks as they went.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Eyeshine

Sounds

Footsteps Unidentified sound

Interaction

Object throwing

Other senses

Odor

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

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Height src: about 8 1/2 to 9 feet tall
Hair colour src: might have been dark brown or black
Eyes src: very large green eyes, about the size of silver dollars
Gait src: sounded like walking on two legs
Other features src: head about as big as a cows head; ears about 3 inches back past eyes

Facts & provenance

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Date	8 August 2001 Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	1:30 am Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	North Vernon, Jennings County, Indiana Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.9854, -85.6100 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #3195 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Vernon town (GEOID 1878902), matched from nearest town 'North Vernon'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Derived BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	cave hunting, walking through woods Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	something Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3195 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator interviewed two of the three witnesses.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3195 Primary

Published 2001-10-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 36c5001468a7

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“Crosley Creature”
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