Class A First-hand BFRO #8446

Three motorists have early morning road sighting near Hardin/Allen county line

March 2004 2 AM Westminster, Alger, Harrod Area, Hardin County, Ohio 3 witnesses

Account

Three occupants of a car driving home around 2 a.m. noticed a dark shape in a roadside ditch by a bridge. When the driver backed up, the figure stood up, leaned over briefly, then rushed toward the car covering distance very quickly. The driver accelerated away and the occupants saw it enter the road behind them. They described a large thick-built figure with coarse hair, a large belly, round head and no neck, and noted a terrible skunk-like odor.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Other senses

Odor

Described appearance

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Build src: very thick build with very large belly
Hair colour src: dark
Gait src: very fast, covered about 30 feet effortlessly, rushed at car
Posture src: stood up on two legs, leaning over
Age / size src: large, immense size
Other features src: very coarse looking hair, round head with no neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	March 2004 Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	2 AM Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Westminster, Alger, Harrod Area, Hardin County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.66, -83.94 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 8446 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	3 Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home at night Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a dark shape Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #8446 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the three occupants by phone, met them twice, and reviewed the encounter location and ditch dimensions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #8446 Primary

Published 2004-04-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 5732b972d6eb

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