Man recalls possible sighting while driving at night next to the Ravenna Arsenal
Account
The witness was driving home in the early morning when headlights swept across a fence line near a military installation. The witness saw a large broad-bodied figure standing by the fence, slightly taller than the fence, with one arm appearing raised. After stopping and backing up to look again, the witness could not relocate the figure.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- slightly taller than the fence
- Build src
- broad bodied
- Arms src
- arm was raised
- Posture src
- standing
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 1986
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| Time of day |
2:30am-3:30am
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| Place |
Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #40040
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.19, -81.04 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 40040 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home
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| Witness's word for it |
a large figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Mark Maisel (BFRO)
An investigator spoke to the witness by phone to follow up.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #40040 Primary
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