{
  "dataset_name": "BFRO Bigfoot Sightings",
  "source": "Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization (https://www.bfro.net/GDB/)",
  "last_updated": "2026-02-10",
  "total_sightings": 5411,
  "geocoded_sightings": 0,
  "classifications": {
    "Class A": 2655,
    "Class B": 2722,
    "Class C": 34
  },
  "top_states": {
    "Washington": 631,
    "California": 431,
    "Ohio": 317,
    "Florida": 314,
    "Oregon": 253,
    "Illinois": 239,
    "Texas": 238,
    "Michigan": 217,
    "Missouri": 161,
    "Georgia": 135
  },
  "date_range": {
    "earliest": 1870,
    "latest": 2025
  },
  "fields": {
    "id": "BFRO report number",
    "url": "Direct link to full report on bfro.net",
    "classification": "Class A (clear sighting), B (possible), C (secondhand)",
    "year": "Year of sighting",
    "month": "Month name",
    "season": "Season (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter)",
    "state": "US state or Canadian province",
    "county": "County name",
    "nearest_town": "Nearest town to sighting location",
    "latitude": "GPS latitude (when available)",
    "longitude": "GPS longitude (when available)",
    "description": "Brief description from county listing page"
  },
  "notes": "Two-phase scrape: listings from county pages, coordinates from individual reports."
}