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17 August 2004 Pleasant City, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #9281

Man has an early morning sighting near Pleasant City

Early one summer morning the witness looked out a home window before work and noticed a very large black figure moving through crab-apple trees and brush behind the house. A second, smaller black figure then moved through the same area, shaking vegetation as it ran. The larger figure stopped in thick brush and stared toward the witness at the window for less than a minute before looking toward the dog kennel and walking uphill out of sight. Fruit the witness had discarded in the yard the night before was gone the next day.

Full-body sighting
August 2004 East Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio Class A #9129

Man has close encounter very near the Grand River State Game Preserve

The witness was exploring woods in the morning after hearing activity in the brush and climbed a small knoll for a better view. At close range he saw a creature kneeling on one knee that stood and stared at him before walking into dense woods and looking back once. He attempted to follow with an audio recorder but only heard uncertain sounds in the brush and eventually lost his pack and left as darkness approached.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
March 2004 Westminster, Alger, Harrod Area, Hardin County, Ohio Class A #8446

Three motorists have early morning road sighting near Hardin/Allen county line

Three occupants of a car driving home around 2 a.m. noticed a dark shape in a roadside ditch by a bridge. When the driver backed up, the figure stood up, leaned over briefly, then rushed toward the car covering distance very quickly. The driver accelerated away and the occupants saw it enter the road behind them. They described a large thick-built figure with coarse hair, a large belly, round head and no neck, and noted a terrible skunk-like odor.

Full-body sightingOdor
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
October 2003 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Class A #7224

Ongoing Encounters with "Fang" on old family land

The witness and the witness's younger son were hiking at dusk in thick woods. They found very fresh footprints beside a thicket too dense to enter. As it got darker they reported smelling the creature.

TracksOdor
3 September 2003 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #7718

Four teens camping hear grunting or snorting, observe creature walk from corn field into the woods

The witness and three companions were spending the night in a tent in a backyard with a small fire when they heard grunting or snorting noises for about 15 minutes. They then saw a tall hairy upright creature along the tree line at the edge of a harvested corn field for about 20 seconds. The creature looked toward them and then ran into the woods amid falling limbs and other noises, frightening them so they went inside.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
September 2003 North Olmsted Or Fairview, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Class A #23414

Two ladies fishing in the Rocky River Reservation are startled when a Bigfoot appears in plain sight

Two companions were fishing from a rock wall above a narrow river when they noticed movement in the woods across the water. A tall, black, two-legged figure emerged and stood watching from about 20 feet away. One companion fled immediately to the car, followed shortly by the witness, who fell while running away in fear.

Full-body sighting
26 July 2003 Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Class A #6722

Woman observes a sasquatch behind her fence near Zanesville, Ohio.

The witness was sitting on the patio talking when she glanced toward the woods behind the home. A tall black two-legged creature took two large steps past a shelter and barn and disappeared. It did not turn, make noise, or appear to notice her.

Partial sighting
11 May 2003 Moxahala, Perry County, Ohio Class A #6313

A family witness's a hairy humanlike face in the cars headlights while pulled off the side of the road

The witness pulled off the road at night for a bathroom break while driving home with family. After hearing noise in the woods, he saw a face only a few feet away in the car lights and then fled in the car. His daughter, watching from the front seat, also reportedly saw the face.

Partial sightingUnidentified sound
May 2003 Lodi, Medina County, Ohio Class A #6330

A man standing on his back porch watches a large hair covered creature run down the railroad tracks and jump down into the brush

Late at night, the witness saw a large black-haired bipedal creature on elevated railroad tracks behind the house. The creature walked along the tracks, then sprinted and jumped down into brush on the far side. It remained upright while in view and moved very fast, and the witness was certain it was not a bear or another person.

Full-body sighting
May 2003 Over The Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #24141

Large creature mistaken for roadkill stands up and runs on two legs near Salt Fork Lake State Park

While driving south on Route 77 near Salt Fork Lake State Park in the early morning, the witness saw a huddled shape against the guardrail and first thought it was a bear that had been hit. After backing up, the witness watched from about 15 to 20 feet away as the shape stood on two legs, stepped over the guardrail, and walked into the woods. The observation lasted about 15 to 20 seconds in moonlight and was followed by a strong skunk-like odor; the witness stayed in the car out of fear.

Full-body sightingOdor
February 2003 LONDON, Madison County, Ohio Class A #10330

Two motorists have a lengthy sighting along SR56 near the Madison and Clark County line.

Two people driving home from work in winter stopped to watch a large upright hair-covered figure walking along a creek through deep snow. They observed it for several minutes as it continued away along the creek without struggling in the snow, then repositioned to where it was headed and waited until dark without seeing it again. No tracks were found when they later checked the field entrances.

Full-body sighting
1 December 2002 Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio Class A #7932

A young hunter witness's a seven foot tall creature less than 25 feet away

While hunting and returning down a trail, the witness encountered a tall brown-haired creature by a tree and stared at it. The creature vocalized, approached after the witness placed a gun on the ground, then walked away. The witness tried to follow but the creature ran off too fast to track.

Full-body sightingHowlScreamWhistleVocalization +1
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
July 2002 Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio Class A #4760

Young man see's a "huge hairy ape looking thing" under a bridge on the Scioto River

The witness was walking home across a bridge at night when splashes were heard from the river below. Going down to the bank to look, the witness saw a large hairy ape-like figure standing in the river. The figure turned and ran through the water toward the witness while making a gurgling sound. The witness fled up the bank, fell while running, and later avoided the bridge at night.

Full-body sightingVocalizationPossible hoax
July 2002 OKEANA, Butler County, Ohio Class A #4659

Couple hears vocalization late at night - son finds prints near Okeana

The witness and a companion were sitting on their deck in a rural wooded area after midnight when they heard a very loud, deep howling lasting two to three minutes. They later played an online recording of reported howling that they felt sounded exactly the same. About fifteen minutes after the sound, they went outside and noticed a very foul odor described as skunk mixed with urine.

HowlOdor
6 June 2002 Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio Class A #4498

Late afternoon sighting by motorist on I-675 near Beavercreek

The witness was driving northbound in the afternoon and looked into a corn field beside a wooded area. The witness claimed to see a tall, slim, dark-haired figure walking across the field at a distance. The sighting occurred in cloudy daylight conditions.

Full-body sighting
16 May 2002 Stewart, Athens County, Ohio Class A #4409

A series of encounters on Haga Ridge near the Wayne National Forest

The witness reports inspecting the yard on May 26, 2002 after being told about footprints about two weeks earlier, finding multiple sets of large footprints following a muddy ravine through the front yard. A bird feeder was found bent over while a nearby feeder was untouched, suspected to have been pulled down by the track makers. The witness states the family has not personally seen the creatures.

TracksProperty disturbance
2002–2004 Pleasant Hill, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #8785

Family has series of experiences north of Steubenville off of State Route 213

Two boys were playing near a creek valley across from a house and waded into the water after hearing movement in the brush. One of them noticed a large very dark brown monkey- or gorilla-like creature watching them from behind bushes on the far bank. After staring for what seemed a minute, both fled uphill and watched it moving through the brush in an upright walk.

Partial sightingMovement only
November 2001 Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #6900

Ongoing accounts with a screaming ape-like creature

The main witness sat in a tree stand at night watching for deer. A tall creature with eye shine emerged from the tree line, stopped, crouched and swayed while looking toward the stand, then moved quickly on a course toward it. The witness left the stand and ran to the house, arriving visibly frightened.

Full-body sightingEyeshine