Hunters encounter an 8' tall Bigfoot near Scio while clearing trails
Account
The witness and a relative were clearing trails in the morning when the woods went quiet. They saw a tall hairy biped peeking from behind a tree about 50 yards away for about half a minute. It then ran upright through brush into a swamp, breaking saplings, and the pair left the area.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 8' tall
- Build src
- 350 lbs., wide at shoulders and narrower at hips with large rump, paunchy
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Hair length src
- 4 inches on body, around 2 inches on face
- Face src
- pronounced brow, flat nose, no teeth seen
- Eyes src
- dark eyes
- Arms src
- muscular, well-defined, swung forward and backward at head level when running
- Legs src
- muscular, well-defined
- Gait src
- ran completely upright
- Posture src
- standing upright, bipedal
- Other features src
- head 16-18 inches tall, 12-14 inches wide, came to point at top; muscles visible in torso
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
4 September 2010
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| Time of day |
approximately 9 AM
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| Place |
Scio, Harrison County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #50856
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.41, -81.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 50856 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
clearing four-wheeler trails
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| Witness's word for it |
Bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- James Thompson (BFRO)
Small saplings where the creature ran were broken and bent over.
An investigator contacted the witness by email and phone for a lengthy conversation about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #50856 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference