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Sasquatch sighting near Oxford, Ohio (1976)

1976 around midnight to 1 a.m. Oxford, Ohio 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and his cousin were leaving a state park lake late at night after fishing all day. A very tall dark hairy biped stepped into the road at a hairpin curve right in front of the truck. It crossed in a few steps without looking at them while the cousin shouted to drive away.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
8 to 9 feet
Build src
barrel-chested, huge
Hair colour src
dark, black or dark brown
Face src
bare cheeks, nose, flat nose
Arms src
big bicep, swinging arms
Gait src
swinging arms while crossing
Apparent sex src
male
Other features src
blunt cone head, gray face

Facts & provenance

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Date
1976
Time of day
around midnight to 1 a.m.
Place
Oxford, Ohio
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #f5dcf095-d4a4-4058-b0ab-3ffd7a69af9e · transcript:00:05:19-00:07:14 · read with 85% confidence
Map point
39.5056, -84.7443 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Oxford city (GEOID 3959234), matched from nearest town 'Oxford'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
2
Figures reported
1
Witness was
driving home after fishing all day
Stated Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #f5dcf095-d4a4-4058-b0ab-3ffd7a69af9e · transcript:00:05:19-00:07:14 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
big hairy man
Creature category
SASQUATCH
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #f5dcf095-d4a4-4058-b0ab-3ffd7a69af9e · transcript:00:05:19-00:19:15 · read with 85% confidence

Source timeline

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