Class A First-hand BFRO #3602

Dusk sighting above a creek in the Severn Run area

BFRO YEAR: 1981-82 4-5pm Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland 1 witness

Account

The witness, then 13, was playing alone along a stream between subdivisions on a clear late-fall afternoon. Feeling watched, he looked uphill about 250 ft away and saw a tall dark figure standing and looking in his direction. He ran away without looking back and told no one at the time.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
maybe 7-8 ft. tall
Build src
big
Hair colour src
dark brownish
Hair length src
medium length
Posture src
stood there looking
Other features src
hair not shaggy or stringy

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
4-5pm
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Severna Park, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.0866, -76.5649 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #3602 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Severna Park CDP (GEOID 2471200), matched from nearest town 'Severna Park'
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
playing by a stream
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3602 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Ron B. (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-01-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 3bc7669b3cb5
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