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Another time Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #4951

Wood knock near Wintersville, Ohio

The main witness while playing in the woods heard tree-striking sounds from three separate locations and struck a tree in response, after which the sounds stopped.

Wood knock
BFRO YEAR: 1980 or 81 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #1507

Witness hears loud noise outside bedroom window, observes bipedal animal running away

As a teenager at home at night, the witness heard a cry and loud noise outside her bedroom window and fetched her father. Her father went outside with a flashlight and reported seeing a huge hairy bipedal figure running away. The next morning the family found a steel downspout twisted around and folded in half.

VocalizationUnidentified soundFull-body sightingProperty disturbance
July 24th at approximately 12:38 A.M. Bloomingdale, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #69490

Vocalization near Bloomingdale, Ohio

The witness heard a yelping noise from one end of the property with a similar quick response from the other end, and reports an occasional eerie feeling of being watched at night.

Vocalization
this past summer Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #8006

Vocalization near Steubenville, Ohio

On a summer occasion while working in the garage, the witness heard strange chirping that suggested Sasquatch to him.

Vocalization
another weekend Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #3920

Scream near Goes, Ohio

On another weekend in the same season, dogs ran through with loud stomping and a high-pitched scream and yelp were heard.

ScreamFootsteps
another weekend Goes, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #3920

Sasquatch sighting near Goes, Ohio

On another weekend in the same area, a relative saw a figure on the opposite hillside while the main witness was positioned elsewhere, after a sound like a log being thrown.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 1998-00 New London, Huron County, Ohio Class B #11248

A series of sound reports, footprint finds and a sighting from a family living near New London

In mid to late summer 1999, the witness and their father were searching for ginseng in old timber south of town. They heard a very loud rumbling growling howl the witness had never heard before, which frightened them and ended their search. They heard the same sound three more times while leaving the woods, which felt like a warning that they were too close.

HowlGrowl
from Spring 2015 through the entire summer New London, Huron County, Ohio Related account #49614

Unidentified sound near New London, Ohio

Local residents reported many unexplained sounds in the same area through spring and summer 2015.

Unidentified sound
summer of 2011 Scio, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #37793

Footsteps near Scio, Ohio

A companion staying in a tent in the yard reported hearing something large walking around the tent while sniffing loudly and breathing heavily.

FootstepsUnidentified sound
Date unknown Ewing/logan, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #30622

Wood knock near Ewing/logan, Ohio

The witness reports frequently hearing knocking and banging sounds around the home, aside from the sighting.

Wood knockUnidentified sound
last summer about 4-5 in the morning Dennison, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #9022

Scream near Dennison, Ohio

Last summer a relative was outside before dawn when something screamed and circled outside the lights.

Scream
for the last 25 years Dennison, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #9022

Sasquatch sighting near Dennison, Ohio

The witness reports sporadic sightings, tracks, screams, wood knocks, and tree damage on the same property over 25 years.

Partial sightingTracksScreamWood knockTree break
Date unknown Hocking Hills, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #58053

Unidentified sound near Hocking Hills, Ohio

A man in the same preserve reportedly heard loud noises in the woods and found a possible footprint on the trail.

Unidentified soundTracks
July 11, 2016 Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio Related account #51962

Vocalization near Lancaster, Ohio

The witness captured another vocalization recording from inside the home on a later evening after meeting with investigators.

Vocalization
June 1, 2016 Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio Related account #51962

Vocalization near Lancaster, Ohio

The witness reported capturing loud vocalizations on a phone from inside the home, with a family member also present and dogs falling silent.

Vocalization
later that night Newbury, Geauga County, Ohio Related account #8836

Footsteps near Newbury, Ohio

Later the same night the brothers heard crunching footsteps circling the porch and stopping behind a bedroom window.

Footsteps
About 2 years later Xenia, Greene County, Ohio Related account #31100

Vocalization near Xenia, Ohio

A friend in a nighttime capture-the-flag game on the mound heard groaning like a sick cow that moved around the mound base before the group fled down.

Vocalization
10:00pm, 12:00am, 1:00am Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio Related account #3686

Footsteps near Hoadley, Ohio

On the following night at camp the witness stayed awake and heard something run past camp at high speed three times.

FootstepsMovement only
BFRO YEAR: 2021/06/08 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #69304

Salt Fork boaters hear a loud, deep howl ("Ohio Howl") from adjacent shore

Four people boating into a cove at Salt Fork heard a loud, bassy sound from a wooded shoreline that was audible over the boat motor and resembled a mechanical siren winding up. The operator shut off the engine to listen. The reporter later said the sound was very close to a posted Ohio Howl audio clip, except closer, and noted a companion reported knocking sounds he did not recall.

VocalizationWood knock
Last summer at night (around 10:00 or so) Chesterland, Geauga County, Ohio Related account #15088

Whoop near Chesterland, Ohio

The witness and a companion heard a whoop, heavy breathing, and bipedal footsteps near the car at night.

WhoopFootstepsUnidentified sound