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Bother and sister are followed by a brown, hairy creature walking on two legs
The witness walked to help a relative who had run out of gas near a creek bed, where both noticed a foul smell and movement in the weeds. As they left on foot, the witness saw a tall, thick-haired biped approaching quickly and both ran toward home while it followed without catching them. When they reached their driveway they turned and saw it running into roadside weeds before going inside.
Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271
Two children testing walkie-talkies in dense woods noticed a dark-faced figure watching them from behind a fallen tree. After several minutes of it shifting position and studying them, they backed away, saw it rise and place its hands on the trunk, then screamed and ran. They heard a loud crack and glimpsed the black, powerfully built biped running away almost silently.
Father, son and cousin enounter a large hair covered creature while wading through a creek
While wading and fishing with two relatives in summer 1980, the witness reported a strong rotten odor followed by sighting of a tall hairy figure standing in brush on the creek bank. The figure, visible from the waist up, turned its head to look at the group, after which all three left the creek and walked to their car. The father reportedly identified it aloud as Bigfoot.
Three college students witness a large creature standing just off of the railroad tracks.
Three college students walked back to their dorms along railway tracks at night after buying snacks. Ahead of them a dark shape crossed the tracks and briefly blocked a distant streetlight. A short distance later they smelled a strong wet-dog odor and the reporter saw a tall creature at close range with shining eyes. The group fled to their dorm, later drove back for another look without approaching closely, and the reporter retrieved dropped groceries the next day.
Family has encounters with a large, hair covered creature just on the edge of Wayne National Forest
Late one spring night in 1979, the witness and a sibling were in bed in a downstairs bedroom when they saw a tall hairy figure looking in the window and then at the back door apparently trying to get inside. Their mother also saw the figure at the back door and called out for help before contacting the sheriff. Deputies searched the surrounding woods but reportedly found only a burned area of ground from apparent vomit and a small knocked-down tree.
Nine year old playing hide and seek comes face to face with a small ape-like creature
The witness, then nine years old, went outside at dusk during a hide-and-seek game to look for siblings in a pine grove behind the house. The witness followed glimpsed movement around the trees, then saw a small dark-faced figure with large eyes watching through a pine and moving to keep eye contact. A high-pitched noise sounded from the trees, the figure ran away, and the witness ran back to the house.
Sasquatch sighting near Stark County (1978)
A group gathered on a front porch at night heard noises near an old chicken coop and saw two pairs of yellow eyes that appeared to be two feline-like animals in the headlights. A large hairy biped then stepped in front of the animals and lurched toward a car, prompting the group to flee inside and call deputies. The biped later stood outside a lit kitchen window for several minutes while occupants held firearms but did not shoot, then left before deputies arrived, leaving a strong odor.
While hiking with friends, eleven year old girl almost runs into 6' hairy creature
In summer 1978 the then-10-year-old witness was walking single-file with three companions through dense woods near Clouse Lake following a deer trail. After the woods fell silent and a strong odor was noticed, the witness rounded a large tree and encountered a tall dark-brown hairy creature with an almost human face at very close range. The witness yelled for the companions to flee, and the group ran to the lake parking lot; the companions did not see the creature because the tree blocked their view.
Mini-bike rider has afternoon encounter near Fulton
The witness was riding a mini bike along a path by railroad tracks and stopped to turn around when he noticed movement on an embankment about 20 feet away. A tall, reddish-brown fur-covered figure stood there holding a tree and a branch while staring at him. After a brief staredown in which the figure wrinkled its nose and narrowed its eyes, the witness panicked, raced the bike back toward his friends, then ran home.
Brothers have sighting in their backyard during the "Blizzard of 1978."
Around 1978 two young brothers walking home through deep snow entered their yard and found a tall hairy figure standing about 30 feet away looking away. When it heard them it turned and stared for several seconds, then ran around the house through deep snow in seconds with long strides. The boys ran inside and their parents did not believe them.
Early evening sighting by two children, near Layman
As children playing in the yard near dusk, the witness and a relative noticed a figure moving along the woodline across the road. The figure was described as walking stooped over and pushing vegetation aside with its hands, then stopping to look at them after being shouted at. Both children fled indoors frightened and told a parent, who did not see anything.
A series of sightings, screams, and smells near an abandoned strip mine
Around 3 AM on a clear summer night the witness was at home when a relative came to the back door after being outside. The dog hid and whimpered and a foul odor was present. Both then watched a huge hairy biped about seven to eight feet tall walk slumped over out of the moonlit woods and through a neighboring yard.
Three fox hunters witness a "Freak of nature bear" step over a fence and walk into a thicket.
The witness, then a child, spent the day fox hunting with his father and brother and noticed large tracks in the snow. After returning home to unload rifles in the yard, the group saw a very tall brownish-furred creature in the pasture behind the house that first moved on all fours and then stood, touched a fence, stepped over a five-foot fence, and vanished into thicket. A musky odor was noted that day.
Case report about a sighting by a boy and local rumors about a bigfoot in area.
Two boys were walking their dog in the evening when they noticed a strong rotten-egg smell and saw a large hairy creature. The creature chased them across a field toward home, taking very large steps, and disappeared from view near railroad tracks and a highway. After reaching home they told a parent, who called law enforcement, and responding deputies searched the area.
Two women driving to work are surprised to see a very large hair covered biped running along the side of their car.
The witness and a relative were driving to work in the dark when they noticed something in a creek bed beside the road. The creature reportedly emerged on two legs, moved toward their car and ran alongside it briefly before they sped away frightened. They described it as very large with brown shaggy hair covering its body.
Children have daytime close encounter near Sparta; UPDATED with Witness Sketch
Three children walking on a wooded footpath noticed a tall female-like figure with a smaller juvenile standing by a tree off to the side. The larger figure stared at them, gave off a dead-animal smell, stepped toward them, growled and bared its teeth after being pointed out. The group fled toward a residence while hearing branches breaking, prolonged howling and screaming, and trees being beaten.
Midnight sighting by motorist on Coy Rd
The witness was traveling at highway speed around midnight after getting off work when they noticed a tall hairy figure standing in a ditch beside a cement bridge. The figure's head was well above the bridge deck, leading the witness to estimate a height of eight to nine feet. The witness went back in daylight the next morning and found no tall vegetation that could explain the sighting.
Rabbit hunter witness's a massive creature running through the woods
During rabbit season in 1976 the witness was hunting with four companions in dense snowy woods when he became separated. He heard an extremely loud sound and then had a roughly five-second view of a huge dark brown bipedal figure running at full speed. He later told his companions, who suggested it was a deer, but he insisted it was not.
A childhood encounter just outside of Wadsworth, Ohio
As a child exploring woods beyond a permitted woodline on family property, the witness encountered a brown, hairy creature in a squatting position about 15 yards away. The creature stood to at least seven feet tall, showing a hair-covered back, broad shoulders, and long arms, but the witness fled in fear before it turned around. The surroundings were noted as completely quiet.
A woman recounts her childhood sighting near Atwood Lake
While camping with family, the witness walked up a wooded hill by cabins to collect insects late in the morning. After noticing a musty rotting-grass smell, the witness saw a large upright hair-covered figure off the path that turned and looked in her direction. The witness froze, then ran back down to camp and did not report the event to family at the time.