Class B First-hand BFRO #22569

Motorist has a possible, brief daylight sighting in the Cuyahoga Valley

12 December 2007 4:05 PM EST Richfield, Summit County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving when they saw a large dark humanoid-like figure in and crossing the road. The figure leapt over a roadside drainage ditch in a track-style leap and moved into a heavily wooded area. The whole episode lasted about three seconds and the witness did not stop.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
approximately 8 feet tall
Hair colour src
completely black (dark in color)
Arms src
longer than a person's, one arm high above it when leaping
Legs src
one leg behind it when leaping
Gait src
leaping, crossed road and ditch in three steps
Other features src
seen in profile; head not conical but sloping

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 December 2007
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
4:05 PM EST
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Richfield, Summit County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.25, -81.61 (± 1032 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 22569 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on a road
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section
Witness's word for it
Large Humanoid object
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #22569 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Mark Maisel (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone and recorded additional details about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2007-12-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 37f50db6cb80
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