Claimed encounters in Noble County, Ohio

5 entries reported in Noble County, Ohio, each linked to the report or podcast segment it came from. Narrow them down with the filters, or see them on the map.

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August 1988 Batesville, Noble County, Ohio Class B #4962

Hunter states that vocalizations heard near Batesville are identical to recordings on BFRO site

The witness spent several hours alone in a hayfield shooting groundhogs while hearing intermittent crashing and twig snaps from adjacent brush. At dusk after standing to retrieve game, the nearby brush erupted with loud crashing and a loud scream, and the witness shouted back reflexively. The witness then walked toward the barn with rifle ready while snapping sounds followed in the brush until fading near the barn.

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June 1982 Crookedtree, Noble County, Ohio Class B #12597

Night encounter near rural home outside Crooked Tree

Two companions were pushing their bicycles up a steep driveway at night after visiting a neighbor. A large silhouette crossed the driveway entrance twice, then stopped at the top, looked at them and gave a short grunt. Frightened, they dropped their bikes and ran back to the house, later retrieving the bikes with the neighbor's help and riding home.

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February 1977 Calais, Noble County, Ohio Class A #374

Two women driving to work are surprised to see a very large hair covered biped running along the side of their car.

The witness and a relative were driving to work in the dark when they noticed something in a creek bed beside the road. The creature reportedly emerged on two legs, moved toward their car and ran alongside it briefly before they sped away frightened. They described it as very large with brown shaggy hair covering its body.

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January 1958 Harriettsville, Noble County, Ohio Class B #8086

A series of large, human-like footprints are found on a farm near Wayne National Forest

The witnesses found a line of very large barefoot human-like tracks in snow on their farm leading into a wooded hollow and thickets, which they did not follow. The tracks were described as about 13 inches long with five toes, no claws, and a 4.5 to 5 foot stride, unlike bear tracks. A game warden viewed the tracks the next day and could not identify their source.

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the previous year Harriettsville, Noble County, Ohio Related account #8086

Sasquatch sighting near Harriettsville, Ohio

The witness reports seeing a very large black bear at close range on the same property the previous year and seeing its much smaller tracks on many occasions.

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