Class B First-hand BFRO #5297

Campers hear animal groan, find tracks in the morning

August 2001 2-3 a.m. Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 3 witnesses

Account

The witness and companions were camping by a river when the witness heard groaning and splashing in the water around 2-3 a.m. The witness shouted, thinking it was a companion playing around, and the source of the noise left. At sunrise the group found very large footprints leading from the water into the trees.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

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Described appearance

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Feet src
about a size 19 or 20
Gait src
strides were enormous

Facts & provenance

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Date
August 2001
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
2-3 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.0661, -76.6938 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #5297 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Odenton CDP (GEOID 2458300), matched from nearest town 'Odenton'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 70% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
camping by a river
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the being
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5297 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Ron B. (BFRO)
Tracks

Huge footprints in sand leading from the water into the trees with very large foot size and long strides.

Measurements: Foot about size 19 or 20; stride could fit a 5'4" person between prints easily

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-11-12 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6cee83c45e9a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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