Class B
First-hand
BFRO #4980
Night sighting near Sandyville
June 1988
around midnight
Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
4 witnesses
Account
Four young people went to a collapsed train tunnel late at night and sat on top of the entrance. They reported an overpowering odor, snapping twigs, loud crashing through trees, a low growl, heavy footsteps they could feel, and a loud thud. As they ran back to their car, the reporter glimpsed huge hairy legs and a large hand with long dark nails, then they drove away quickly after the car lurched.
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What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Hair colour src
- reddish brown
- Hands src
- very large, could wrap around a basketball, long blackened nails, hairless calloused-appearing palm
- Legs src
- huge, enormous, covered in reddish brown hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1988
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| Time of day |
around midnight
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| Place |
Sandyville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #4980
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.62, -81.35 (± 1132 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4980 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
visiting a collapsed train tunnel late at night with companions
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #4980 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference