While hiking with friends, eleven year old girl almost runs into 6' hairy creature
Account
In summer 1978 the then-10-year-old witness was walking single-file with three companions through dense woods near Clouse Lake following a deer trail. After the woods fell silent and a strong odor was noticed, the witness rounded a large tree and encountered a tall dark-brown hairy creature with an almost human face at very close range. The witness yelled for the companions to flee, and the group ran to the lake parking lot; the companions did not see the creature because the tree blocked their view.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- over six feet in height
- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- almost human face
- Other features src
- hairy, very smelly
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
June 1978
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| Time of day |
mid-afternoon
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| Place |
Somerset, Perry County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #2450
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.79, -82.29 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2450 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing explorer in the woods with companions
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| Witness's word for it |
a huge, hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #2450 Primary
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