First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 554
Sasquatch sighting near East Palestine, Ohio (1970)
1970–1979
nighttime
East Palestine, Ohio
5 witnesses
Account
The witness and four cousins were playing tag at night at their grandmother's trailer by a cornfield in bright moonlight. Two younger cousins ran screaming from behind the trailer, followed by a very tall dark figure that ran past the witness in a few long strides into the cornfield. The group fled into the trailer and the grandmother then told them of prior activity on the same property.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- at least eight feet, eight nine feet tall
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Gait src
- big, long steps, not running
- Other features src
- all dark, no details visible
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
1970–1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
nighttime
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| Place |
East Palestine, Ohio
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| Map point |
40.0502, -84.7443 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Palestine village (GEOID 3959598), matched from nearest town 'East Palestine'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing tag outside at night
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| Witness's word for it |
bigfoot
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 554 Podcast Interview