Investigator summary Related account BFRO #4977

Sasquatch sighting near Stark County

Prior to the August 21 sightings Stark County, Ohio
Related account. This event is described inside another report — Sasquatch sighting near Stark County (1978). It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

Prior to the main sighting a chained guard dog was found dead with a broken neck and its collar still attached to the chain.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

Facts & provenance

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Date
Prior to the August 21 sightings
Stated BFRO report #4977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Stark County, Ohio
Derived BFRO report #4977 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Map point
40.74, -81.08 (± 1000 m)
Derived BFRO report #4977 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)

Source timeline

Every record this entry is built from, earliest known first. Records are versioned and never edited in place.

  1. Published 1997-01-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 822d881b39b5
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization