Class A First-hand BFRO #31852

Daylight sighting behind a home in Cuyahoga National Park

June 2011 About 11am Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness reported hearing crashing in a wooded ravine below the house on June 4, 2011 and then seeing a chest-high figure that stared for about a minute before descending out of view. No tracks were recovered because the witness avoided the ravine where the creature was thought to stay.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
about eight feet tall
Build src
huge chest and shoulders, shoulder span four to five feet
Hair colour src
greyish brown
Hair length src
long, particularly over the face
Eyes src
wide set eyes
Gait src
ran with head and shoulders sloped forward
Posture src
stood up
Other features src
ears on the sides of the head

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 2011
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
About 11am
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Peninsula, Summit County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.24, -81.61 (± 9 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 31852 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
at home investigating crashing noise below house
Derived BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #31852 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mark Maisel (BFRO)
Measurement

Investigator reported measurements indicating about eight-foot height and four-to-five-foot shoulder span

Measurements: about eight feet tall with a shoulder span in the four to five foot range

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator visited the sighting location in January 2012, noted trails and deer tracks, and heard grunts and rock movement for three hours.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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