Class B First-hand BFRO #5262

Woman see's a large bear like thing standing next to dumpster. The next day she finds large human like five toed tracks where it was standing heading into the woods

November 1997 around 8 PM Youngstown, Trumbull County, Ohio 1 witness

Account

Late in the evening the witness drove around the apartment complex and saw a dark figure standing at the edge of the woods by the trash bins. The figure looked at the witness and then moved slowly back into the woods. The next morning footprints were found near the dumpster in snow, leading the witness to conclude the figure was not a bear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Hair colour src: dark in color
Face src: wasn't scary, more like a lost and lonely puppy
Gait src: moved back slowly
Posture src: standing on the edge of the woods

Facts & provenance

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Date	November 1997 Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	around 8 PM Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Youngstown, Trumbull County, Ohio Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.15, -80.62 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 5262 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	driving around apartment complex Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a Bigfoot Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #5262 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Tracks

Footprints found next morning near garbage dumpster area in light snow, described as deeper in front and far apart

Measurements: eight feet apart

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Photograph

Witness says she took pictures of the tracks in snow

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #5262 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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