Class B First-hand BFRO #27972

Family camping at Shawnee State Forest has possible encounter

6 July 2010 4:00 a.m. Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio 4 witnesses

Account

A family camping at a wooded campsite was awakened around 4 a.m. by strange calling sounds and heavy footsteps behind their tent. After shouting, they heard heavy stomping retreat into the woods and fled to their car. They returned later that morning, heard heavy breathing and had a stick thrown toward them before retreating again, later finding disturbed garbage and an opened food packet before leaving.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Other features src
very very large

Facts & provenance

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Date
6 July 2010
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4:00 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
38.69, -83.13 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27972 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
4
Derived BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 65% confidence
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
camping overnight in a tent
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something very very large
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #27972 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Russ Jones (BFRO)
Tree damage

Tree about one inch in diameter noted broken off about eight feet high the next day

Measurements: 1" in diameter broken off about 8 feet high

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

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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