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at approximately 11:30 PM Place not stated Related account #46665

Animal behaviour

On the night of the sighting the neighbor's dogs barked from about 11:30 p.m. for about an hour.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Agusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia Related account #16204

Property disturbance near Agusta, West Virginia

Something removed food scraps from the household burning barrel and animals seeking food reportedly show no intimidation by people.

Property disturbanceAnimal behaviour
as a child Place not stated Related account #16228

Folklore

Local old-timers tell stories of seeing unexplained things, including a childhood wild-man-of-the-woods tale.

Folklore
BFRO YEAR: est.1990 Marmet, Kanawha County, West Virginia Class A #23191

Man remembers seeing a large hairy creature in a cemetary near Marmet

The witness was walking home through a graveyard at dusk when they noticed a large dark hairy creature among the tombstones. The creature paced, appeared to dig at a grave, made wailing sounds, and made shoulder-shrugging and hopping movements. When it noticed the witness it acted agitated and started toward them, causing the witness to leave.

Full-body sightingVocalizationAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #43193

Animal behaviour

The witness reported additional incidents involving hunting dogs after the original report, with the visitor described as curious but not harming animals.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Wellsburg, Brooke County, West Virginia Related account #42321

Animal behaviour near Wellsburg, West Virginia

On later hunting and riding trips in the same area the witness repeatedly felt watched.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Related account #3080

Animal behaviour near Newcomerstown, Ohio

A relative walking a dog saw the dog react fearfully and thought something was seen but was unsure.

Animal behaviour
one summer night Minerva, Stark County, Ohio Related account #8406

Vocalization near Minerva, Ohio

A relative closed windows to sleep because of loud roaring from the woods believed to be a large cat.

VocalizationPossible misidentification
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #841

Odor

The witness reports an intermittent rotten smell in the garage, occasional feelings of being watched outside, and footstep-like sounds in the dark.

OdorFootstepsAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #10421

Animal behaviour

A friend later encountered an unknown that chased the friend and vehicle companions on the other side of the ridge near a camp area.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #4972

Tracks

Area footprints were attributed by the witness to a neighboring farm resident rather than an unknown animal.

TracksPossible hoax
almost every time I hike there Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness reports hearing, smelling and sensing a close presence on almost every hike in the same area, with occasional brief views and a sense of being followed.

VocalizationOdorPartial sightingAnimal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #1625

Sasquatch sighting

Other children were said to have seen a large dark figure picking apples in yards.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
in April Place not stated Related account #8785

Unidentified sound

The reporter and a companion investigated at a state park in April and heard weird calls thought to be probably coyotes.

Unidentified soundPossible misidentification
Date unknown Hammondsville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #79982

Sasquatch sighting near Hammondsville, Ohio

An investigator waiting at the hangar watched a tall motionless black object at the end of the field that had vanished about twenty minutes later.

SilhouettePossible hoaxPossible misidentification
leading up to this incident Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #62549

Property disturbance near Cadiz, Ohio

Leading up to the incident chickens and rabbits were missing from secured pens with damaged wire, missing fasteners, fur on ground, a dog hiding and other livestock huddled.

Property disturbanceAnimal behaviour
during the 60's Dennison, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #9022

Animal behaviour near Dennison, Ohio

In the 1960s another person was startled by something shaking a large tree limb at the bottom of the hollow and ran.

Animal behaviour
the night before Dennison, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #9022

Animal behaviour near Dennison, Ohio

The night before the knocking, the witness observed a dog reacting aggressively to something across the hollow with raised hair.

Animal behaviour
Date unknown Place not stated Related account #51962

Folklore

An older relative traditionally warned about a local monster at night, and the witness recalled a childhood hunting trip.

FolkloreHistorical account
Date unknown Xenia, Greene County, Ohio Related account #31100

Animal behaviour near Xenia, Ohio

A young woman walking a dog near the mound was recorded when the dog stopped, alerted, growled and retreated to her.

Animal behaviour