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July 1980 Nelsonville, Athens County, Ohio Class A #7803

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.

SilhouetteEyeshineOdorPartial sighting
a couple of days later Athens, Athens County, Ohio Related account #63616

Tracks near Athens, Ohio

A couple of days later the witness returned to the same area with a relative, found a possible print, noticed a horrible stench, and the relative thought a Bigfoot was watching them and wanted to leave.

TracksOdorPartial sighting
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