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March 2026 Hammondsville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class B #79982

Possible daylight sighting of a sasquatch near powerlines 2 miles east of Hammondsville

The witness dropped a companion at a nearby farmhouse and drove to a barn on a hunting property in the morning. From the barn, the witness saw a tall black upright figure on the far crest of a field that stepped left, paused, then moved out of sight within about 15 seconds. The legs were not visible and no binoculars were available, but the witness said it moved like a person and was none of the common local animals.

Partial sighting
July 2025 Ohio #72bf139d-1b06-4982-ac93-402c42604856

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2025)

The witness went hiking with two companions shortly after knee surgery. At the trailhead he saw a dark figure moving quickly away, making sharp cuts behind a ridge. It reappeared farther away walking upright across a grassy opening and disappeared, while companions only saw brush move.

Full-body sighting
5 May 2025 Empire, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #78751

Trucker on Route 7 spots a sasquatch on railroad tracks 10 miles north of Steubenville

The witness, a truck driver hauling oil, was driving north over a bridge in daylight when he looked down at railroad tracks and saw a large hair-covered figure standing in the middle of the tracks looking uphill. The sighting lasted about 1.5 seconds as he passed at 55 mph, and he tried unsuccessfully to get another driver on the CB to confirm it. He later compared its height to oil railcars and estimated it at no less than 9 feet tall.

Full-body sighting
June 2024 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #77563

County Fire investigator spots a possible bigfoot spotted in corn field near Beaver Creek State Park

The witness was driving toward the state park in the morning when he noticed a large black figure crouched in a cut cornfield. The figure rose up slightly and turned its head as the witness watched from the road. The witness judged it was not a person or a bear because of its width, flat facial profile, and lack of prominent ears. He continued driving because of traffic behind him and the figure was gone when he returned to photograph it.

Partial sighting
6 February 2024 Perrysville [the Perrysville In Carroll County, Not The Perrysville Near Mohican], Carroll County, Ohio Class A #76924

Rcent road crossing sighting 16 miles east of New Philadelphia

The witness was driving west on a dark rural hill road at night when headlights illuminated a large brown bipedal figure standing in the road. The figure had long wavy hair, broad shoulders, and debris in the hair on its backside. It stepped once to the guardrail, crossed over it, and disappeared from view.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
December 2023 Farmersville, Montgomery County, Ohio Class A #77528

Sasquatch sighting near Farmersville, Ohio (2023)

The witness was riding as a passenger while a relative drove home late at night in fog and light snow. Near the top of a hill, a tall dark figure with swinging arms crossed the road in a few fast steps in front of their vehicle and disappeared over the hill. Days later relatives returned and reported large footprints and photos.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
22 January 2023 Oregonia, Warren County, Ohio Class B #75464

Multiple witness daylight motorist sighting at bike trail half mile west of Fort Ancient

The witness was driving westbound with three family members and slowed near a bike-trail crossing. They all saw a large black figure standing on the trail at a distance, facing the river and appearing to have come from the woods. The vehicle did not stop and the figure was out of view in less than ten seconds, with snow on the ground and no other people on the trail.

Partial sighting
17 July 2021 Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #69469

Couple returning home spots a bigfoot crossing their driveway outside Columbiana

The witness and a companion arrived home by car in the evening and saw a large fur-covered figure cross the driveway on all fours and enter cattails by a pond, where it disappeared from view. The figure was described as very large and fast, low to the ground and bent in the middle, with a barrel-like torso. An investigator visited the next day, found impressions in grass and mud, photographed them and made casts.

Full-body sighting
18 June 2021 Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #71751

Possible sighting in Mohican State Park near Loudonville

Two companions sat in a parked car in Mohican State Park after jokingly making whoop calls, then heard two tree knocks from a steep wooded slope close by. They moved to a more open picnic area where birds grew loud then suddenly stopped, a rock tumbled down a cliff, and the witness saw the left foot, leg and hip of a muscular, short black-haired animal slip behind a tree before they left.

Partial sightingWood knock
9 June 2021 Ashland/Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #69411

Long distance daylight sighting by farm owner 5 miles south of Ashland

In the late afternoon after rain, the witness was mowing behind the house when a large all-black figure appeared near a distant field corner. The witness moved to a wood pile for a better view and watched the figure travel northeast across a planted field along a deer trail before disappearing into tall weeds within about a minute and a half. After waiting several minutes without it reappearing, the witness finished mowing and later searched the area for tracks without success.

Full-body sighting
24 April 2021 Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #69065

Recent encounter behind Warehouse 24 Gym on the outskirts of Ashland

Around midnight the witness was walking out of a gym toward her vehicle near a treeline when she heard a twig snap. She looked up to see a tall gray-furred figure about 30 yards away under parking lot lighting turning to run back into the woods with swinging arms. The figure quickly disappeared behind the building, and the witness left the area and called relatives for a ride while shaken.

Partial sightingMovement only
31 October 2020 Logan, Perry County, Ohio Class A #67239

Cabin renters have sighting outside Logan in Wayne National Forest

Ten people renting a cabin heard branch-breaking noises, bangs, sounds like throwing, and strange howls after midnight, along with a foul outdoor odor. Four of the group then saw a large black bipedal figure in a field in front of the cabin that turned and went back into the woods. The group then heard more walking, howls and breaking branches around the cabin and later found a footprint.

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September 2020 Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio Class A #67875

Sighting by dog walker and more recent incident on Stone Church Trail (Wayne NF) NW of Shawnee

A couple of days after hearing unexplained howls on an evening hike, the witness stopped on the same trail to let her dog drink. She heard rustling on the ridge above and saw a very large dark-furred bipedal figure walking among trees about 50 yards away. It disappeared over the ridge crest before her husband could look, after being visible for several seconds.

Partial sighting
18 August 2020 Perrysville, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #72131

Object throwing near Perrysville, Ohio (2020)

A family of four was camping in the primitive area of a park at night when sticks and possible rocks were thrown from the woods and strange noises were heard. After a loud bang on a nearby wooden outhouse, a witness saw a tall dark hairy figure run into the woods. A responding ranger searched the woods, found no one and no damage, and noted the family were the only campers in that section.

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20 December 2019 Stoutsville, Fairfield County, Ohio Class A #63981

Two witnesses to road crossing Sasquatch, 23 miles south of Columbus, near Stoutsville

A couple driving north at night reported a tall bipedal creature running from the left toward the road. It passed within a few feet of the driver-side window and crossed behind their truck as they traveled at highway speed. They turned around to search with a spotlight and checked again the next morning but found no trace.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
October 2019 Athens, Athens County, Ohio Class A #63616

Dog walker lady has daylight sighting of a Bigfoot in a nature preserve NW of Coolville

The witness was walking dogs on paths in the woods at dusk when the dogs became alert and a strange kaw-kaw call was heard. The witness then saw a gray, medium-build, roughly seven-foot-tall figure with shiny blue eyes and bent arms that looked at them, shuffled its feet, and turned into the woods toward a ridge. The witness left with the dogs and later reported finding a partial footprint.

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July–August 2019 Ohio #419b6850-4fb6-42e5-84f5-0ffb3dd47e8e

Object throwing in Ohio (2019)

The witness and three friends camped in the park in summer 2019 and hiked the towpath trail near the river after dusk. They had sticks then small rocks thrown behind them, smelled a pungent odor, felt watched, and fled. After stopping to rest they heard a loud deep growl and saw a very tall dark-haired humanoid in a weapon-mounted light before it stepped behind an oak and disappeared. They ran to camp, heard disturbances overnight, and in the morning found the campsite strewn about, a food pot missing, and two neat piles of large rocks by the fire pit.

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May 2019 Richfield, Summit County, Ohio Class A #71997

4:45am road crossing sighting of a Sasquatch 18 miles south of Cleveland

Around 4:45 a.m., the witness was driving west to work when headlights illuminated a large dark figure crossing the road a short distance ahead. The figure moved bipedally with swinging arms at a brisk walk and crossed in only a few steps before entering the woods. Because of its great height and width, the witness judged it was not a human.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 April 2018 Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio Class A #60924

Homeowner across the street from East Fork State Park (30mi SE of Cincinnati) describes possible encounter at night

Late at night the witness was alerted by his dog barking intensely at the woods across the street. He shone a flashlight and saw blinking eyeshine high up, which a family member dismissed as an owl. After firing a BB gun toward the light, he heard something crash quickly through dense undergrowth to the left while the dog ran to keep pace and kept staring at the spot where the movement stopped.

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5 January 2018 Howard, Knox County, Ohio Class B #58853

Couple is startled by a quick "road crosser" at dark just outside of Howard

The witness was driving with a companion at about 6:30 p.m. in darkness when both saw a dark human-like figure sprint across the road from north to south in the headlights. The driver saw two humanoid legs and a tall body covering the road in about three fast strides before it disappeared, while the companion saw only a shadowy figure. They did not stop, and the oncoming car was seen braking.

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