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17 July 2021 Columbiana, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #69469

Couple returning home spots a bigfoot crossing their driveway outside Columbiana

The witness and a companion arrived home by car in the evening and saw a large fur-covered figure cross the driveway on all fours and enter cattails by a pond, where it disappeared from view. The figure was described as very large and fast, low to the ground and bent in the middle, with a barrel-like torso. An investigator visited the next day, found impressions in grass and mud, photographed them and made casts.

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9 June 2021 Ashland/Hayesville, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #69411

Long distance daylight sighting by farm owner 5 miles south of Ashland

In the late afternoon after rain, the witness was mowing behind the house when a large all-black figure appeared near a distant field corner. The witness moved to a wood pile for a better view and watched the figure travel northeast across a planted field along a deer trail before disappearing into tall weeds within about a minute and a half. After waiting several minutes without it reappearing, the witness finished mowing and later searched the area for tracks without success.

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27 May 2013 Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio Class B #41270

Possible daylight sighting while driving in farm country near Nashville

In mid-May 2013 at early dusk, the witness stopped on a remote dirt road to photograph horses. After putting the car in gear she saw a large dark bipedal figure leap from a hillside across the road into a ravine in under ten seconds. She drove to the crossing point but saw nothing further and later noted the fence there was bent.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
13 April 2013 Spencer, Medina County, Ohio Class B #42022

Possible nighttime encounter near Spencer leaves three men startled

Late at night three companions pulled over by an overgrown archery field to look for deer and noticed green eyeshine wide apart just above tall grass. The source of the eyes stood upright to a great height, looked toward them, then walked into the adjoining woods. After leaving, they returned for a size comparison with a 6-foot companion walking toward the treeline while the others watched from the truck; the figure reappeared, stood up and towered over the companion before leaving into the woods again.

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16 March 2013 Jamestown, Greene County, Ohio Class B #40619

Possible daylight sighting while walking a dog on a bikeway near Jamestown

The witness was walking a puppy along a bikeway when the dog began barking. Ahead, the witness saw a very large dark hairy biped walking along the path shoulder for several seconds before it crossed the path and descended into a wooded gully. The witness left and returned about an hour later with another dog and found and photographed a large footprint where the creature had walked.

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14 March 2013 Geneva, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #40360

Possible daylight sighting along I-90 near Geneva

The witness was driving east in a work van when they saw a tall, brownish-grey upright figure walking just inside a woodline about 100 yards from the road. The figure moved east then turned south toward the river and was seen between trees for about 10 seconds. Other drivers behind the witness also slowed, which the witness thought was to look at the same thing.

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November 2012 Leetonia, Columbiana County, Ohio Class B #37656

Possible Thanksgiving Day road crossing on Hwy. 11 near Leetonia

The witness was driving south on Route 11 in daylight when he saw a tall brown bipedal figure crossing the road ahead from the median. The figure took a few long, smooth upright strides over a guardrail and disappeared into the woods near a small overpass over water. The witness said it did not move like a deer and was not a deer or bear.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
March 2012 Austintown/Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio Class B #40715

Possible daylight sighting by a passenger traveling along I-80 over the Meander Creek Reservoir

While riding as a passenger across a bridge over the reservoir on the way home, the witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure at the treeline near the bank. The figure was standing upright holding onto a tree and looking out over the water as the car passed. No other occupants in the vehicle saw it, and no other traces were noticed.

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12 December 2007 Richfield, Summit County, Ohio Class B #22569

Motorist has a possible, brief daylight sighting in the Cuyahoga Valley

The witness was driving when they saw a large dark humanoid-like figure in and crossing the road. The figure leapt over a roadside drainage ditch in a track-style leap and moved into a heavily wooded area. The whole episode lasted about three seconds and the witness did not stop.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
22 September 2007 Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #29018

Woman recounts possible early evening sighting near Saybrook

The witness was driving home with her son at dusk when a tall, dark-furred biped with long arms crossed the road in front of their vehicle in about three strides and entered the woods. After pulling into the driveway, they noticed a strong rotten odor and heard branches breaking and a high-pitched woot sound. They went inside, and the odor was gone when the witness returned outside an hour later.

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12 July 2005 Sagamore Hills, Summit County, Ohio Class B #12157

Motorist sees hairy biped crossing road by Cuyahoga Valley National Park

The witness was driving east on Sagamore Road on a hot late morning. A dark brown or black figure emerged from the right and crossed the road and adjacent open area in three strides before disappearing. The witness noted its forearms held high, a silver-gray flash near the forearm and head, a stocky build, and height well over six feet. The witness concluded it was not a jogger because of its dark coloration in heat, inhuman speed, stride length, and thicker arms.

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September 2000 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class B #257

Mother describes possible observations by children near Tipp City, along Miami River

A woman took three children to play in a shallow river area in the evening. After hearing responsive whistling sounds and a tree being pushed down nearby, the group fled to their vehicle. The child who briefly lagged behind later described seeing a brown hair-covered creature walking toward him.

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May 1999 Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #4201

Sighting by motorist along Route 6

The witness was driving in the morning when they noticed a large hair-covered man-like figure standing at the edge of the woods about 50 feet away. The figure first moved backwards with small steps, then turned and walked deeper into the woods until it could no longer be seen. The witness estimated its height from nearby pine trees at upper six feet to near seven feet with very broad shoulders.

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November 1997 Youngstown, Trumbull County, Ohio Class B #5262

Woman see's a large bear like thing standing next to dumpster. The next day she finds large human like five toed tracks where it was standing heading into the woods

Late in the evening the witness drove around the apartment complex and saw a dark figure standing at the edge of the woods by the trash bins. The figure looked at the witness and then moved slowly back into the woods. The next morning footprints were found near the dumpster in snow, leading the witness to conclude the figure was not a bear.

Full-body sightingTracks
11 March 1995 Sagamore Hills, Summit County, Ohio Class B #13882

Road crossing sighting outside Cleveland - St. Rt. 82 near the CVRA

The witness and a companion were driving home in the evening when a tall, hairy biped ran across the road in front of their car. They stopped, backed up, and watched it continue running up a nearby bike path until it disappeared from view. The encounter lasted about thirty seconds at close range in rainy, dark conditions.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
February 1994 Woodsfield, Monroe County, Ohio Class B #4961

Nightime sighting on SR 78 near Woodsfield

The witnesses were riding around in heavy snow late at night when they saw a large gray creature cross the road about 200 yards away. Its head appeared to clear an 8-foot road sign. Afterwards they found very large three-toed tracks in the snow coming down a steep bank and continuing across the highway with a long stride.

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1988–1989 South Vienna, Clark County, Ohio Class B #1018

A man driving stops to watch a hair covered creature walk across a cornfield

On Thanksgiving morning the witness was driving back from rabbit hunting and scanning open cornfields for deer when they stopped to watch a large dark hair-covered form walking upright across corn stubble toward the woodline about 1/8 to 1/4 mile away. The witness then left the area. The sighting occurred less than a mile from a lake bank where the witness and three companions had heard an unidentified scream and crashing sounds the previous year, which the witness now links to the same kind of animal.

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Fall 1978 Medina, Medina County, Ohio Class B #4960

Sighting by motorists along Poe Rd

In the fall of 1978 around midnight, the witness was driving a friend home when both noticed a strange upright creature standing beside the road. The being was described as large and bear-like in stance but with a non-bear-like face, standing about six feet tall, staring at them without moving. The pair reportedly saw it clearly but told almost no one afterward, later confirming with each other that they remembered the same details.

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