Class A First-hand BFRO #6062

Three teenagers witness a "thing" crouched on the road, stand up, take three quick steps, and jump over the reeds down a hill

October 1986 around midnight to 1:00am Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

Late at night in 1986 the witness was riding as a passenger with two friends on a curvy road toward an old Montessori. Under a streetlight they encountered a crouched figure sitting in the middle of the road. The figure stood up, took a few large steps and leaped over roadside reeds down the hill and vanished.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
between 5' 10" and 6' 1"
Build src
very skinny, slender
Hair colour src
light grey or silver with white streaks
Arms src
swung down past knees, swinging when moving
Hands src
by its side
Gait src
large steps then leaped
Posture src
crouched then upright

Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1986
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
around midnight to 1:00am
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.75, -82.98 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 6062 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding in a car with friends late at night
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
thing
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #6062 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tree damage

broken branches where it leaped over the side of the road

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Tree damage

Later that night the witness returned with additional people and found broken branches where the figure had leaped.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

The witnesses drove back to the spot shortly after and the figure was gone.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

Later that night the witness returned with additional people and found broken branches where the figure had leaped.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2003-03-23 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3c78c6e08cc3
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  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
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