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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
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
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
28 October 2017 Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio Class A #58458

Daytime road crossing on State Route 19 just outside of Fremont

The witness was driving south with his wife on a clear afternoon when they saw a tall, hairy biped cross the road ahead of them from a field into woods. They watched it continuously as they approached, noting its long arms, long strides, and large size. After it disappeared over a guardrail into a steep wooded ravine, they stopped but could not relocate it.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
June 2017 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #57659

Daytime sighting in Tipp City while fishing the Great Miami River

The witness was fly fishing with five friends in the evening when the group heard a snap from across the river. The witness claims a tall creature stood up, growled, and trees fell as the group fled to their truck, then saw the creature walking in front of the gravel road watching them. The group later returned and reported finding tracks, broken trees and unusual intertwined structures.

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October 2015 Salem Ohio 44460 Heading Toward Canfield, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #51304

Road crossing seen by mother and daughter travelling at dusk near Salem

The witness was driving toward a highway intersection at dusk in misty rain with a relative as passenger. She slowed for movement on the left thinking it was a deer, then watched a tall, very thin, brown-haired creature cross the road in a few steps without looking at the car. It continued through grass and up a driveway behind a house into the woods. Both occupants reacted with shock at having seen a Bigfoot.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
28 June 2012 Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio Class A #36830

Multiple witnesses watch figure cross road near Nashville, Ohio

Three occupants of a car driving at night watched something emerge from a wooded area and cross the road ahead of them. The figure finished crossing on the south side, turned to look at their car as they passed, then went up a steep bank into woods with apparent ease. The witnesses noted its height and color in their headlights, and reported that a car ahead also slowed as if seeing the same thing.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
21 June 2012 Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio Class A #39360

Late night road crossing on SR 39 west of Nashville

The witness was driving east late at night when a tall, dark, hairy figure crossed the road in a few strides. After slowing and stopping, the witness watched it from behind as it walked up a bank toward the treeline, swinging an arm and showing shiny hair over its whole body. Frightened it might turn, the witness drove away and later learned others had reported similar sightings at the same farm.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
15 July 2011 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #30035

Man describes his dusk sighting near Geneva

The witness had parked at the road to collect firewood and was returning to the truck when a large hairy bipedal creature crossed the road about 30 yards away and entered the woods. The witness drove to the crossing point and saw yellow eye reflection looking back from the woods before it disappeared and the witness left. An investigator later visited the site with the witness and documented the road and surroundings.

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30 May 2005 Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio Class A #11771

A young man hears vocals and has a sighting north of Malvern

The witness heard a deep howling sound near livestock pens after leaving a relative's farmhouse, then drove down the hill beside the house. In high-beam headlights the witness saw a large, dark-brown, hairy biped jump from an embankment and cross the rural road in a few steps without looking at the vehicle. The animal disappeared into a field on the other side, and the witness returned home agitated and called to warn the household to lock doors.

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2 February 2005 Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #10766

Motorist has a nighttime sighting just outside of Chardon

The witness was driving home from work late at night when headlights caught glowing eyes beside the road. Looking in the rearview mirror, she saw a very large, thick-limbed silhouette standing in the road behind her under bright moonlight. She stopped to watch as the upright, slightly bent figure crossed the road and disappeared into trees on the other side.

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February 2005 Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Class A #26369

Late night sighting by motorists north of Germantown

Late at night the witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by her husband on Diamond Mill Road. She saw a tall, hair-covered bipedal creature cross the road in the headlights, moving downhill from a game trail. Her husband did not see it because he was focused on the road ahead. The encounter lasted only a few seconds at close range.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
Summer 2004 Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio Class A #78897

Resident south of East Fork State Park watches a sasquatch walk by at 2am

Around 2 a.m. the witness sat in a car on a road across from a state park when an entity with long arms and reddish-appearing hair walked up the roadside, crossed the street and yards, and entered the woods under a streetlight. An outdoor dog that normally barked remained silent. About two hours later a sheriff drove up and down the road shining a spotlight, which the witness speculated was a search after someone else reported something.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
August 2002 Mt. Gielad, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #9537

Two Motorists Have An Early Evening Sighting North of Mt. Gilead

The witness and a companion were driving home in the evening when they saw a large dark figure run across the highway ahead of them. Both occupants observed it, but the driver could not relocate it after slowing down. The figure was described as very tall and robust with long arms and a non-human gait resembling the Patterson film footage.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
12 July 2001 Fredericktown, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6620

A man driving down the road witness's a 'huge" creature walk across the road

In July 2001 the witness was driving north on State Route 170 near Fredericktown, Ohio in the morning. From under 100 yards away he saw a very tall, dark brown, hair-covered creature cross the road from east to west in long, fast strides. By the time he reached the crossing point only the back of the creature was visible as it went over a hill out of sight.

Road crossing
July 1998 North Jackson Rt45., Mahoning County, Ohio Class A #23125

Large creature dragging a dead animal crosses road south of North Jackson

The witness was driving home from work around 11pm with high beams on in light rain or mist. A huge, light-brown hairy creature crossed the road in the headlights while dragging a dead deer or goat by its leg. The witness slowed but did not stop, then continued home and woke his wife in a panic.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
July 1991 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class A #4200

Late night sighting by motorists on Austin Road in Geneva

A mother driving her son home at night watched a very large hair-covered animal cross the road in the headlights about 150 feet away. The witnesses saw it from the neck down, describing a bulky build, dark coloration, a swinging left arm, and crossing the road in about two and a half steps. An investigator later visited the same location and needed almost nine steps to cross the same stretch.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
Summer 1990 Barlow, Washington County, Ohio Class A #7085

Three boys playing games witness a huge creature walking through their front yard

Four children playing a hiding game around a house heard something large running in a nearby thicket. Shortly after, three of them watched a thick, dark, hairy biped stride across the road and down a bank into a cornfield. They ran inside to tell a relative, who laughed. The witness recalled the image vividly years later.

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August 1989 Deleware, Delaware County, Ohio Class A #878

Hikers spot white bigfoot at Higbanks Park outside Columbus, OH

Three people hiking in a metro park heard a large heavy animal running in the woods and making an unnerving sound. A white, roughly 7-foot-tall creature then crossed the road in front of them from one wooded side to the other. After hearing it approach again, they fled and encountered a park officer.

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