Case report about a sighting by a boy and local rumors about a bigfoot in area.
Account
Two boys were walking their dog in the evening when they noticed a strong rotten-egg smell and saw a large hairy creature. The creature chased them across a field toward home, taking very large steps, and disappeared from view near railroad tracks and a highway. After reaching home they told a parent, who called law enforcement, and responding deputies searched the area.
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- about 9 ft. tall
- Build src
- weighed somewhere around 500 pounds
- Hair colour src
- dirty brown
- Eyes src
- white eyes
- Arms src
- arms were real long and hung almost to the ground
- Gait src
- took very large steps
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
18 May 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
8:30 PM
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| Place |
Preble County, Ohio
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| Map point |
39.70, -84.63 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4970 with published boundary
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking dog
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| Witness's word for it |
this creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
Investigators examined two five-toed prints found along a creek bed on a nearby farm, measuring one and noting spacing.
Investigators examined two five-toed prints found along a creek bed on a nearby farm, measuring one and noting spacing.
During later sweeps investigators found manufactured footprints under the covered bridge and a joking sign amid widespread local talk.
After the boys reported the chase at home, two deputies responded and searched the scene while the boys remained in the cruiser.
Investigators interviewed each boy separately at different locations and found their accounts matched.
Investigators examined two five-toed prints found along a creek bed on a nearby farm, measuring one and noting spacing.
During later sweeps investigators found manufactured footprints under the covered bridge and a joking sign amid widespread local talk.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4970 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “reports of a wild goat or something roaming about”Not in the Anomadex yet
- “a cattle mutilation in the neighboring town of West Alexandria”Not in the Anomadex yet