Class A First-hand BFRO #3767

Late night sighting in Wayne National Forest, off Hoadley Road

September 1998 3:30 am Town Of Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was camping with a companion when he repeatedly heard twigs snapping in the woods at night. Around 3:30 a.m. he shone a flashlight into the woods and saw a 7-foot-tall furry figure about 50 feet away with its back turned. After about a minute and a half the figure crouched defensively, and when the witness returned with a gun it was gone and no footprints were found.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
about 7 foot tall
Hair colour src
off color of blond and brown, like a cockerspaniel dog
Hair length src
about 3 inches long
Posture src
crouched down

Facts & provenance

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Date
September 1998
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
3:30 am
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Town Of Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.79, -82.55 (± 1018 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3767 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 65% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
camping with a companion
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3767 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Jim Osborne (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2002-02-13 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash deeff3104623
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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