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BFRO YEAR: 1997 -98 West Union Near Lynx, Adams County, Ohio Class A #3315

Nighttime sighting by mother and son in Lynx, near West Union

Late at night in December, the witness's wife reported seeing glowing eyes looking through a back window while the family watched TV. Moments later their son stepped onto the front porch and reported seeing a tall, dark, long-haired figure peeking from behind the garage. The reporter did not see the figure but later found a large faint footprint in the field beside the garage.

EyeshinePartial sightingTracks
Around the first weekend in this past May West Union, Adams County, Ohio Related account #58703

Howl near West Union, Ohio

A relative stayed overnight at the cabin and reported hearing howls and screams from down around the creek area.

HowlScream
usually each summer and fall West Union, Adams County, Ohio Related account #58703

Howl near West Union, Ohio

The witness describes prior summer and fall overnight stays at the same cabin with nighttime howls, movement around the cabin, and gear disturbed.

HowlMovement onlyProperty disturbance
Same year Mahoning County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Tracks near Mahoning County

A different man in the same general area found small unusual footprints the same year and showed photos to the investigator. He had never heard the white-being report, but proximity suggested possible connection.

Tracks
Date unknown Mahoning County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/s21ek1F7DAcQLzyL6aiYyiliZpcaZXqQhOSCNuCR9Tc

Sasquatch sighting near Mahoning County

A wildlife exterminator out calling coyotes first noticed a white shape near turkeys, then encountered a small white primate-like being about 50 feet away in woods. It swayed, appeared curious, retreated and reappeared farther back as if inviting follow, and he declined to pursue or shoot.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
summer of 2000, late maybe 1 or 2 a.m. Urbana, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/bRI7PtIHlrwhbK9Q6iC7rVENHnXc-aFK_I4aGTEO6Sg

Sasquatch sighting near Urbana, Ohio

After partying at a private lake, the guest drove out late and struck a two-foot hairy juvenile that ran into his car's headlight. He heard a thump, slowed, then heard a loud roar from the woods and fled. While circling back behind the lake he heard growling and movement following through the woods and sped away.

Road crossingPartial sightingVehicle contactScreamGrowl +1
back when I was 18 years old, early winter late fall Lancaster, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/05/05/sc-ep-30-646-716-8791-open-phone-lines

Footsteps near Lancaster, Ohio

The witness walked a dog around a lake road bordered by tall woods. Something walked on two feet alongside in the woods and the dog became distressed. After turning back, a very loud scream vibrated through her and she ran to a house where others had also heard it.

FootstepsScreamOdorVocalization
about five years ago Ohio #d23b8fd9-2d77-4838-941e-9152f2f04fae

Footsteps in Ohio

The witness and a companion were deer hunting in the evening from a ground blind and a nearby tree stand in wooded ravines. The woods went silent before heavy footsteps that could be felt, grunting sounds, and two large trees falling without wind occurred. The pair left early without seeing the source.

FootstepsVocalizationTree break
a Sunday night Trumbull County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/e82ZvKLiCTJz2wH3i0AHBg_w1OByoss3Hg5WmqJ-4hk

Vocalization near Trumbull County

While home alone with windows open, the witness heard a very loud deep moaning sigh from across the farm field that lasted about twenty seconds. It filled the surroundings and caused her to stop and hold her breath until it ended.

Vocalization
last year Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/08/11/sc-ep44-sasquatch-on-the-property

Vocalization in Ohio

A documented report from the previous year describes a man on a trail who heard talking that did not sound normal. He looked and saw two creatures.

VocalizationFull-body sighting
Date unknown Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/08/11/sc-ep44-sasquatch-on-the-property

Tracks in Ohio

While camping at the primitive site the guest documented a possible footprint pointing toward camp. After dark the group heard a loud monotone whistle from brush nearby. On the first two mornings before dawn slow footsteps circled very close to the tent for about 20 minutes.

TracksWhistleFootsteps
two months ago Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/08/11/sc-ep44-sasquatch-on-the-property

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio

A lone camper studying wildlife told the guest he had encountered two creatures at about 25 feet behind the campsite. He said he did not detect them until they allowed it. Once they realized he had seen them, they left.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Hanging Rock, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/07/08/sc-ep39-monster-of-the-woods

Unidentified sound near Hanging Rock, Ohio

The witness and friends camped at a favorite ridge site between two ponds and were awakened by loud splashes. Later something circled the tent sniffing closely and gave a deep snarl near the witness's head. Both tent occupants stayed frozen until it left, found no tracks in the morning, and never returned.

Unidentified soundGrowlAnimal behaviour
maybe a year ago, a little less than a year ago Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/29/sc-ep375-investigating-bigfoot

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio

Around 3:30 a.m. a driver with anatomy experience saw a hairy body with arms, legs, fingers and very large feet lying beside Interstate 70 with blood and tissue in the lane. Unable to stop in traffic, he planned to photograph it after work, but on return the scene was completely sanitized with no blood or remains.

Full-body sighting
Date unknown Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/29/sc-ep375-investigating-bigfoot

Vocalization in Ohio

At 4:30 a.m. at a Salt Fork campout, a woman woke to coyotes yipping, went to the outhouse with her father, recorded video for eye shine, then snapped a cell photo in total darkness. The photo showed bright beams through leaves illuminating the ground, though she saw and heard no helicopter or light at the time.

Vocalization
one night Jackson County, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/10/29/sc-ep375-investigating-bigfoot

Scream near Jackson County

An avid outdoorsman fishing at night with his wife heard screams from the back end of a lake in Jackson County. He abandoned tackle, rods, chairs, lanterns and a grill with catfish cooking, fled with his wife in the truck and never returned. He later moved counties away and cried recounting the event.

Scream
Date unknown Twinsburg, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/04/07/sc-ep26-witness-encounters-with-bigfoot

Odor near Twinsburg, Ohio

The witness and a friend were fishing along a wooded river gorge and noticed a rotten musky urine odor. While hiking and fishing back downstream they heard shuffling and footsteps in leaves. The witness felt watched, turned toward the sounds, then heard a deep guttural growl that felt physical in the chest and backed toward the river while the friend ran ahead.

OdorFootstepsGrowlMovement only
a couple of years back Cleveland, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/07/17/sc-ep236-its-skin-was-charcoal-gray

Sasquatch sighting near Cleveland, Ohio

While driving a truck on a dark resurfaced road, the driver saw something come from between a house and barn and angle across the headlights. It moved extremely fast on two legs, cleared the road in about two steps, then stopped at the road edge. He saw only a wide bulky body with long straggly grayish-reddish hair and no eye shine, and kept driving.

Partial sightingRoad crossing
several years ago in July Lisbon, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/17/sc-ep210-encounter-while-investigating-a-property

Sasquatch sighting near Lisbon, Ohio

The guest's wife was driving north on Route 45 out of Lisbon in mid-afternoon after a nursing shift. Traffic stopped as one shaggy dark-brown creature ran across the road, jumped guardrails and vanished, then a second similar creature crossed farther down the road in the same direction. She saw the first one's Neanderthal-like face, while other stopped drivers also watched and reacted.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
on a previous outing Carroll County, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/04/17/sc-ep210-encounter-while-investigating-a-property

Growl near Carroll County

On an earlier night visit to the swampy back side of the same ridge, two researchers sat on ATVs with engines off. They heard an extremely deep low guttural growl from dense foliage and quickly left the area.

Growl