Class A First-hand BFRO #3315

Nighttime sighting by mother and son in Lynx, near West Union

BFRO YEAR: 1997 -98 around 10 pm at night West Union Near Lynx, Adams County, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

Late at night in December, the witness's wife reported seeing glowing eyes looking through a back window while the family watched TV. Moments later their son stepped onto the front porch and reported seeing a tall, dark, long-haired figure peeking from behind the garage. The reporter did not see the figure but later found a large faint footprint in the field beside the garage.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
7-8 feet tall
Hair colour src
very dark in color
Hair length src
very long, hanging down over face
Face src
no facial features made out
Eyes src
very close together, glowing green, larger than human eyes
Posture src
standing upright as a human
Other features src
round head

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
around 10 pm at night
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
West Union Near Lynx, Adams County, Ohio
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.74, -83.39 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3315 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
watching TV at home and stepping onto porch
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a big hairy thing
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #3315 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Tracks

Faint impression of a very large foot found in hard clay/sand spot in field beside garage, measured and copied into notebook.

Measurements: some 16 inches in length and some 10-12 inches in width across the top

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator later spoke with the son about the peeking figure and his certainty it was not a bear.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2001-11-07 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash fb2141d9374e
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