Class A First-hand BFRO #3214

BFRO Researcher has sighting in Severn Run State Park

7 October 2001 approximately 6:30 pm (twilight) Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1 witness

Account

The witness parked alongside the road in Severn Run State Park at twilight and stood behind the car looking into the woods while researching an earlier report. Through fog over a stream, about 150 yards away, the witness saw a light-tan, 8- to 9-foot animal standing in undergrowth and looking toward them. The animal stayed frozen despite shouting, clapping and whistling, and after about 15 minutes the witness left without obtaining photos.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: approx 8-9 feet tall
Build src: MASSIVE shoulder muscles, huge biceps
Hair colour src: light tan
Hair length src: long on head to bottom of shoulder blades; short and tight on body
Face src: roundish face with large jaw and large eyebrow ridges
Eyes src: not seen, shadowed by brow ridges
Arms src: one arm visible with huge biceps
Posture src: standing, slightly bent over with head lowered slightly, frozen in position
Other features src: no hair hung over face, coloration constant over body and head

Facts & provenance

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Date	7 October 2001 Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	approximately 6:30 pm (twilight) Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Odenton, Anne Arundel County, Maryland Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point	39.0661, -76.6938 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #3214 · 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 #3214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	researching a previous sighting Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	another animal Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #3214 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Ron B. (BFRO)

Follow-up

During later research the witness found old deep trails up an abandoned railroad bed and many smaller trails, and noted game roosters raised nearby.

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #3214 Primary

Published 2001-10-18 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash aa4e58da2a63

BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

“a report from a couple weeks prior”
Not in the Anomadex yet