First-hand Related account BFRO #4976

Sasquatch sighting near Scioto County (1980)

1980 Scioto County, Ohio 1 witness
Same witness, another occasion. This event is described inside another report — Witness has two sightings, ten years apart in Cut Rock area. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

The witness recalled being awakened by dogs and watching a creature across a stream and road for a minute or two before it walked back into the woods.

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Sightings

Facts & provenance

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Date
1980
Stated BFRO report #4976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Scioto County, Ohio
Derived BFRO report #4976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Map point
38.84, -83.13 (± 1000 m)
Derived BFRO report #4976 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #4976 · BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1997-01-01 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4a01224c24ad
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