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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
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86? Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #12736

Student hears vocalization near the Cuyahoga River

The witness and a fellow student were walking through a small wooded shortcut late at night on the way home from a rehearsal. Halfway through they heard a brief unearthly high-pitched shriek from the woods and fled to a nearby grocery parking lot. The witness remembered the incident for years, initially attributing it to an animal.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 1986 until a few years ago. Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #7832

A man has heard similar cries in the night for over 15 years that were noted in another BFRO report from the same location

The witness, a long-term resident of an apartment complex, reports repeatedly hearing a very loud, somewhat high-pitched howling or screaming sound from the heavily wooded area behind the complex on warm spring, summer and fall nights over many years. The sound was loud enough to be heard indoors and was described as suggesting an animal in pain or calling out. The witness initially had no explanation but after reading about Bigfoot wondered if the cries could have that source.

HowlScream
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
many times Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness's children have repeatedly heard cries in the woods and been close enough to smell the creatures.

VocalizationOdor
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
February 13, 2021, at 4:57 pm Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio Related account #67875

Wood knock near Shawnee, Ohio

The witness recorded video of her dog on the same trail in which a distinct wood knock is clearly audible.

Wood knock
In September 2020 Shawnee, Perry County, Ohio Related account #67875

Howl near Shawnee, Ohio

A couple days earlier on the same trail system the witness and her husband heard a loud howling/roaring sound twice with about a minute of silence between.

Howl
approximately 3 hours later Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #44066

Footsteps near Zanesville, Ohio

About three hours after the dusk sighting, the two boat occupants heard running on shore and a large splash behind the boat that rocked it, noted a strong odor, hid on the boat floor, then fled.

FootstepsUnidentified soundProperty disturbanceOdor
since last September Cardington, Morrow County, Ohio Related account #10863

Vocalization near Cardington, Ohio

The companion who lives at the property reports periodically hearing a loud strange call since last September.

Vocalization
One morning last week at 5:l5AM Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #6722

Growl near Zanesville, Ohio

On a different morning the witness heard dogs carrying on and an unusual growling sound while having coffee on the patio.

Growl
sometimes at night Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Related account #26369

Vocalization near Germantown, Ohio

Strange vocalizations are sometimes heard at night in the immediate area.

Vocalization
Date unknown Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Wood knock near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness recorded rock pounding sounds and reported communication via wood knocking.

Wood knockUnidentified sound
A few weeks later Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Sasquatch sighting near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness heard steps on gravel driveway, found a figure by garbage cans that walked to the backyard and into the woods.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
A few days later Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Wood knock near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness heard wood knocking coming from the woods.

Wood knock
early July 2009 Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Vocalization near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness and his daughter heard a loud lion-like roar while picking up sticks near the woodline and ran inside.

Vocalization
The next night, around 11:30PM Christiansburg, Miami County, Ohio Related account #33979

Footsteps near Christiansburg, Ohio

The witness heard something walking in the woods but it did not approach the woodline and was not seen.

Footsteps
the next day Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Related account #57659

Unidentified sound near Tipp City, Ohio

The witness group came back the next day to look for the creature, heard a shot, found intertwined trees and rocks, then went back to the truck.

Unidentified soundStructure or nest
sometimes during the late night Valley City, Medina County, Ohio Related account #41774

Footsteps near Valley City, Ohio

On other late nights the household heard something very large walking around outside.

Footsteps
Over the past couple months Valley City, Medina County, Ohio Related account #41774

Growl near Valley City, Ohio

In the months before, the household repeatedly heard deep growls and felt watched at night without seeing anything.

Growl