Class A First-hand BFRO #49653

Two incidents, years apart, one auditory, one visual, near Smithfield

BFRO YEAR: 1995, 2003 night Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Late at night the witness was driving a small pickup with a companion to get car parts before a store closed. Coming around a curve on a dirt road near an old strip-mine area, the headlights illuminated a large red-haired standing figure on the roadside. The driver braked and started to reverse, but after the companion urged him to keep going, he drove on without further observation.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
9 foot tall
Build src
massive, very wide shoulders about 4 feet wide
Hair colour src
red
Arms src
large muscular arms at his sides
Posture src
standing
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
chest muscles were very visible

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.30, -80.76 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 49653 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving to get car parts
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #49653 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
James Thompson (BFRO)
Photograph

An investigator met the witness, toured the farm and roadside site, photographed the location and measured an 18-foot viewing distance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Measurement

An investigator met the witness, toured the farm and roadside site, photographed the location and measured an 18-foot viewing distance.

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

An investigator met the witness, toured the farm and roadside site, photographed the location and measured an 18-foot viewing distance.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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