Second-hand Bigfoot Society EP 554

Sasquatch sighting near East Palestine, Ohio (1940)

1940–1959 night East Palestine, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness's grandmother sent her two oldest sons with guns to chase a livestock thief that had taken a baby calf. One uncle chased it to the property fence and grabbed it as it climbed over, feeling fur instead of clothing. The creature turned, growled with red eyes, terrifying the uncles who concluded it was not human.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Eyeshine

Sounds

Growl

Described appearance

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Eyes src: red
Other features src: handful of fur, growled

Facts & provenance

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Date	1940–1959 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 60% confidence
Time of day	night Derived Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 70% confidence
Place	East Palestine, Ohio Stated Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:05:35-00:07:37 · read with 65% confidence
Map point	40.0502, -84.7443 (± 15 km) Geocoded Bigfoot Society EP 554 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Palestine village (GEOID 3959598), matched from nearest town 'East Palestine'
Account type	Second-hand Derived Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 70% confidence
Witnesses	2 Stated Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 70% confidence
Witness was	checking livestock disturbance at night Stated Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 70% confidence
Witness's word for it	a big man Stated Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:09:38 · read with 80% confidence
Creature	Sasquatch / Bigfoot Derived Bigfoot Society EP 554 · transcript:00:07:37-00:11:38 · read with 70% confidence

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Bigfoot Society EP 554 Podcast Interview

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