Class A
First-hand
BFRO #4951
Young hunter has sighting, accompanied by knocking sounds, near Wintersville
Fall 1997
Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio
1 witness
Account
The main witness was sitting on a log hunting squirrels after an older relative moved to another area. A dark hairy figure reportedly ran upright from behind a tree very fast, making a high-pitched noise with loud thumping footsteps. After it disappeared, the witness ran to tell the older relative, who did not believe the account.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- bigger than a person
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Gait src
- ran very fast
- Posture src
- upright
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
Fall 1997
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| Place |
Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio
Stated
BFRO report #4951
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.39, -80.69 (± 2 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 4951 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
squirrel hunting while sitting on a log
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| Witness's word for it |
a dark, hairy, figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Source timeline
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BFRO report #4951 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference