Sasquatch sighting near Stark County (1978)
Account
A group gathered on a front porch at night heard noises near an old chicken coop and saw two pairs of yellow eyes that appeared to be two feline-like animals in the headlights. A large hairy biped then stepped in front of the animals and lurched toward a car, prompting the group to flee inside and call deputies. The biped later stood outside a lit kitchen window for several minutes while occupants held firearms but did not shoot, then left before deputies arrived, leaving a strong odor.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Posture src
- bipedal
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
August 1978
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| Time of day |
10:30 PM
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| Place |
Stark County, Ohio
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| Map point |
40.74, -81.08 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4977 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
Investigator summary
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| Figures reported |
3
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| Witness was |
gathered on front porch
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| Witness's word for it |
large bipedal hairy creature
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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Unusual footprints reported found during search of area behind house
Hair allegedly studied by deputies along with prints but later unobtainable
Sketch of creature kept on file by investigators
Deputies arrived after the main sighting, searched the area on horseback and in jeeps, and examined alleged prints and hair without identifying a creature.
Deputies arrived after the main sighting, searched the area on horseback and in jeeps, and examined alleged prints and hair without identifying a creature.
Deputies arrived after the main sighting, searched the area on horseback and in jeeps, and examined alleged prints and hair without identifying a creature.
Two investigators visited the property twice and spent a night in the upper woods searching for physical evidence but found nothing unusual.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4977 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “many newspaper reports from this time period mostly from the Akron Beacon-Journal”Not in the Anomadex yet