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Class B First-hand BFRO #11946

Footprints and vocalizations culminate in a brief sighting for a family living near Savannah

April 2003 10pm Savannah, Ashland County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

Late at night the witness stepped outside to retrieve a dog and noticed an extremely strong body-odor smell. The witness then saw a long reddish-haired creature squatting motionless near the corner of the house without looking toward them. The witness ran inside to get family members, but by the time they came outside the creature was gone although the strong odor still filled the yard.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Hair colour src
reddish
Hair length src
very long
Posture src
squatting down

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 2003
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
10pm
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Savannah, Ashland County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
41.00, -82.39 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11946 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
letting dog out at night
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
some kind of creature
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #11946 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

An investigator visited the property after the growl returned and found a fresh possible footprint with heel and toe imprints along a fencerow.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator visited the property after the growl returned and found a fresh possible footprint with heel and toe imprints along a fencerow.

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

An investigator visited the property after the growl returned and found a fresh possible footprint with heel and toe imprints along a fencerow.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #11946 Primary
    Published 2005-06-22 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash f804d92d4957
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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