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October 1995 Hiram, Portage County, Ohio Class B #5259

While driving to a job a man witness's an unknown eight foot tall biped cross the road

The witness was driving uphill in the morning when they saw a tall dark figure crossing the road at the crest ahead, initially perceiving it as a man carrying sticks. The witness reached the spot quickly and found no one there, noting the roadside was heavily wooded with culverts. Years later the witness concluded the figure may have been a Bigfoot seen from about 200 feet away.

Road crossingSilhouette
12 February 1994 Edinburg, Portage County, Ohio Class A #28820

Man recounts sighting from his teens near Edinburg

Two companions were fishing at a mostly frozen pond in winter when a large hair-covered bipedal figure stood up on the far shoreline. The figure walked up a steep hill, turned at the top to look back at them, then left. The witnesses watched for about one to two minutes and then left as well.

Full-body sighting
July 1986 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Class B #40040

Man recalls possible sighting while driving at night next to the Ravenna Arsenal

The witness was driving home in the early morning when headlights swept across a fence line near a military installation. The witness saw a large broad-bodied figure standing by the fence, slightly taller than the fence, with one arm appearing raised. After stopping and backing up to look again, the witness could not relocate the figure.

Silhouette
Summer 1983 Brimfield, Portage County, Ohio Class B #4969

Silhouette seen protruding above brushline near Mogadore Reservoir.

The witness was walking home on a road late at night when they noticed a man-like silhouette standing on a hill with its upper half visible above scrub brush. Both the witness and the figure fled in opposite directions. The night was bright and moonlit, and tree frogs were unusually quiet.

SilhouettePartial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1962? Aurora, Portage County, Ohio Class A #3651

Sighting in the Audubon wildlife preserve, outside Aurora

The witness rode a bike into a forested wildlife area with a stream and swamp. About 50 yards away, the witness saw a reddish-haired figure walking south toward a road, initially thinking it was a man before deciding it was not. The witness did not recall the lower half of the body, became frightened, and left quickly, only later associating the experience with Bigfoot.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1994-95 ATWATER, Portage County, Ohio Class A #359

Daylight sighting by motorcyclist near Atwater

The witness and a sibling were riding a motorcycle through former strip-mine land in the late afternoon. They approached two distant figures first mistaken for acquaintances, then perceived as large hair-covered human-like beings that stood and left on two legs. After the beings looked toward them and disappeared into the woods, the pair heard loud branch-breaking as something ran off, then they left the area quickly.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
go back many years Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Sasquatch sighting near Ravenna, Ohio

Family members report a multi-year history of sightings, vocalizations, footprints, odors, tree and limb breaks and suspected nest structures on old family land.

Partial sightingVocalizationTracksOdorTree break +1
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 Atwater, Portage County, Ohio Related account #31000

Sasquatch sighting near Atwater, Ohio

The brothers saw a few deer approach their position and then move on before the main sounds began.

Full-body sighting