Class A First-hand BFRO #4659

Couple hears vocalization late at night - son finds prints near Okeana

July 2002 about 12:30 a.m. OKEANA, Butler County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a companion were sitting on their deck in a rural wooded area after midnight when they heard a very loud, deep howling lasting two to three minutes. They later played an online recording of reported howling that they felt sounded exactly the same. About fifteen minutes after the sound, they went outside and noticed a very foul odor described as skunk mixed with urine.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
July 2002
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 12:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
OKEANA, Butler County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.38, -84.79 (± 1023 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 4659 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
sitting on deck late at night
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #4659 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator contacted the witness and recorded additional details about prints and a prior sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-07-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 2b59349a2df3
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “TAPE OF THE HOWLING NOISE IN COLUMBIANA, OHIO”
    Not in the Anomadex yet
  • “SIGHTINGS OF BIG FOOT IN THE AREA”
    Not in the Anomadex yet