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BFRO YEAR: 2002.1980? Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #4762

Woman has two evening encounters twenty years apart

The witness was up late doing laundry at home when she glanced at an open window and saw the head, shoulders and upper back of a tall hairy figure walking past. The window was about six feet off the ground, leading to an initial height estimate of about seven feet, later revised to about eight feet after the window was measured. The figure reportedly bumped against the house as it passed.

Partial sighting
10:00pm, 12:00am, 1:00am Hoadley, Gallia County, Ohio Related account #3686

Footsteps near Hoadley, Ohio

On the following night at camp the witness stayed awake and heard something run past camp at high speed three times.

FootstepsMovement only
BFRO YEAR: 2021/06/08 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class B #69304

Salt Fork boaters hear a loud, deep howl ("Ohio Howl") from adjacent shore

Four people boating into a cove at Salt Fork heard a loud, bassy sound from a wooded shoreline that was audible over the boat motor and resembled a mechanical siren winding up. The operator shut off the engine to listen. The reporter later said the sound was very close to a posted Ohio Howl audio clip, except closer, and noted a companion reported knocking sounds he did not recall.

VocalizationWood knock
Last summer at night (around 10:00 or so) Chesterland, Geauga County, Ohio Related account #15088

Whoop near Chesterland, Ohio

The witness and a companion heard a whoop, heavy breathing, and bipedal footsteps near the car at night.

WhoopFootstepsUnidentified sound
BFRO YEAR: 2004? Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #39158

Recollection of a daylight sighting while riding mini-bikes near Chardon

Two companions were riding mini bikes on a wooded trail and stopped to walk off the trail. A small hair-covered figure jumped from a tree about 20-30 feet ahead, landed on two feet facing them, and stared at them for several seconds. The pair ran back to their bikes and left quickly without looking back.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1986-87 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Class A #14646

Fisherman Observes White Creature Swimming in Antrim Lake

The witness reports fishing at dawn on the shore of a quarry lake when bubbles rose and churned in the middle of the water. A large white entity surfaced, swam across the lake, exited on the far side, and walked up the bank into woods bordering a river. The witness estimated its size by comparing it to a cyclist at the exit point.

Full-body sighting
during the day Delaware, Delaware County, Ohio Related account #10861

Tracks near Delaware, Ohio

The group returned during daylight to retrieve gear and found large tracks by the river.

Tracks
one day New Moscow, Coshocton County, Ohio Related account #3589

Vocalization near New Moscow, Ohio

The witness reported hearing a repeated ohahhh call for about half a minute in the woods.

Vocalization
this past May Rogers, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #46834

Unidentified sound near Rogers, Ohio

The witness camped three nights in May, heard noises on the second night, and found several bent saplings the next morning.

Unidentified soundTree break
BFRO YEAR: 1982 or 83 Calcutta, Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #2696

Nighttime sighting by three in car, on Sprucevale Rd. near Calcutta

Three people driving at night saw a hairy monkey-like figure crouched on a wooded hillside in their car headlights. They did not compare notes until about half a mile later, when they found all three had seen the same thing. They drove back to the spot but the figure was gone, and they left without entering the woods.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1980/82 Columbiana County, Ohio Class A #4306

Sighting at a home on Duke Vodrey Rd., above Beaver Creek.

The witness reports lying on a bed in a mobile home when an entity stood outside the back screen window for one to two minutes with loud cavernous breathing. A pet dog hid inside a dog box, growling and whining, and would not come out. The witness describes the moment as terrifying.

Partial sightingUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
In April of 1999 Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #7493

Sasquatch sighting near Beaver Creek State Park, Ohio

In April 1999 the witness felt watched while walking uphill and noted no other people and unbroken spider webs on the trail.

Some time later Beaver Creek State Park, Columbiana County, Ohio Related account #7493

Howl near Beaver Creek State Park, Ohio

The witness heard the same howl-like sounds again on a later visit to the same spot.

Howl
10/1/17, around 9:30 PM Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio Related account #60924

Howl near Bethel, Ohio

On a later night the witness heard prolonged loud howl-like vocalizations from the woods across the street, made two audio recordings, and police responded without finding a source.

Howl
Later, in the middle of the night Williamsburg, Clermont County, Ohio Related account #56346

Sasquatch sighting near Williamsburg, Ohio

Later the same night, dogs sleeping in the house all barked loudly together for several minutes for an unknown reason.

as time has gone by Trenton, Butler County, Ohio Related account #6804

Tracks near Trenton, Ohio

The witness and companion later found footprints, broken trees, hair, scat, and partially eaten dead deer in the same area.

TracksTree breakHairScat
Usually after cookouts or the kids playing in the back yard Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #45215

Unidentified sound near Bethesda, Ohio

The household often noticed loud noises in the woods at night after cookouts or children playing in the backyard.

Unidentified sound
In 2010 Bethesda, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #45215

Movement only near Bethesda, Ohio

The witness encountered something very large that chased her several feet before she reached the cabin, without being able to make out what it was.

Movement only
At 4:30 am St. Clairsville, Belmont County, Ohio Related account #59078

Animal behaviour near St. Clairsville, Ohio

The night before the snow tracks were found the witness was awakened by a dog growling continuously for 45 minutes starting at 4:30 a.m.

Animal behaviour
at around 5 in the morning Mechanicstown, Carroll County, Ohio Related account #25948

Unidentified sound near Mechanicstown, Ohio

About two hours later the witness and others in tents heard a very loud thump-thump sound like a falling log.

Unidentified sound