Children have daytime close encounter near Sparta; UPDATED with Witness Sketch
Account
Three children walking on a wooded footpath noticed a tall female-like figure with a smaller juvenile standing by a tree off to the side. The larger figure stared at them, gave off a dead-animal smell, stepped toward them, growled and bared its teeth after being pointed out. The group fled toward a residence while hearing branches breaking, prolonged howling and screaming, and trees being beaten.
What was reported
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Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7-5 ft tall (large female) and about 5-5 (small one)
- Build src
- legs as big around as tree trunks
- Hair colour src
- red brown and black
- Hair length src
- short, but thick
- Face src
- coconut-shaped head, brows protruded; hair up to cheek bones, nose and cheeks without hair
- Eyes src
- coal black with no whites, big and wide open, stared through
- Arms src
- the size of a man's leg
- Legs src
- as big around as tree trunks
- Posture src
- standing right by a tree
- Apparent sex src
- female
- Age / size src
- adult female with small juvenile
- Other features src
- breasts hung to stomach, large and gray-black without hair; skin dull grey; bare and calloused knees, chest and elbows
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
10 am
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| Place |
Sparta, Morrow County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #1625
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.39, -82.70 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 1625 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
3
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
walking on a wooded pathway with relatives
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| Witness's word for it |
a large female
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Matthew Moneymaker (BFRO)
witness-provided sketch depicting face structure and large dark eyes
A witness-provided sketch of the face structure was added to the report.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and added details to the report.
A witness-provided sketch of the face structure was added to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #1625 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference