Class A First-hand BFRO #37793

Family reports several encounters over several months on the outskirts of Scio

11 November 2012 around 11:45 pm Scio, Harrison County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

Late at night the witness took a puppy on a leash toward the woodline behind the house and heard shuffling in the brush. A very tall, very wide dark figure stood up nearby, showing a lighter chest or stomach area in the moonlight. The witness screamed and ran inside, after which relatives went out with a light and reported seeing a large two-legged shadow run up the brushy hill and disappear while staying just out of sight.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 7' tall
Build src: very big, very tall, very wide with very broad chest
Gait src: ran through briers with ease
Posture src: stood straight up on two legs
Other features src: dark outline blending with darkness, chest/stomach area appeared light in moonlight

Facts & provenance

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Date	11 November 2012 Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 11:45 pm Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Scio, Harrison County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.40, -81.09 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 37793 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	taking puppy outside to relieve itself Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a bigfoot Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #37793 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: James Thompson (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #37793 Primary

Published 2012-11-26 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 644850db3ebf

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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The report refers to

“sightings at Tappen Lake Park”
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“two previous reports”
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