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Class A First-hand BFRO #4672

Midnight sighting by two witnesses near Okeana

June 2001 about 12:00 p.m. Okeana, Butler County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was walking in a backyard at night with one other person. At a distance the witness saw a tall dark figure walking with very long strides and unusually long arms. After the figure passed, a strong unfamiliar bad smell lingered.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Height src
about seven feet tall or taller
Arms src
very long arms, much longer than a human's
Gait src
walking with very long strides

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2001
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 12:00 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Okeana, Butler County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.37, -84.80 (± 1113 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4672 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
walking in backyard
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a tall dark figure
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4672 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness and a relative as follow-up.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #4672 Primary
    Published 2002-07-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 476727c8f9b1
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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