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August 1978 Stark County, Ohio Class A #4977

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.

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June 1978 Somerset, Perry County, Ohio Class A #2450

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.

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1978–1980 Navarre, Stark County, Ohio Class A #4484

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.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
January 1978 Fulton, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #3293

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.

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18 May 1977 Preble County, Ohio Class A #4970

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.

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Summer 1977 Sparta, Morrow County, Ohio Class A #1625

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.

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late spring 1977 Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/E1YWTmSabRMruPAP0s3qmJsHMZfhUHFgKDtzn_eviGc

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (1977)

On a weekend morning the witness and two companions walked down a trail toward the back fields and noticed a strong odor of death and wet dog. The witness saw a small hairy juvenile peeking from behind what proved to be the leg of a very large female standing motionless in a clearing. After he pointed at her she roared, the group fled while hearing screams, howls and chatter around them, and the next morning a large log they played on was found broken.

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August 1976 Spring Valley, Carroll County, Ohio Class A #8494

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.

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November 1958 Adario, Richland County, Ohio Class A #7425

A Teenager and His Dog Encounter an Ape-like Creature While Retrieving Their Trap Lines

A teenager checking muskrat traps before school with a dog noticed the dog staying close and growling. On a steep bank the witness saw a tall hair-covered figure with a non-human face and a foul smell. The figure quickly walked and ran away across a field, stepping over a six-foot gate without touching it. The witness left without finding tracks because the ground was frozen and snow later covered the area.

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August 1943 Probably Central, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #5333

Man recalls being picked up as a child in Mohican Memorial Forest

When the witness was 5 years old and camping with his parents in central Ohio, he became lost in the woods. He claims a large hairy female creature picked him up, carried him quickly through the forest, and left him in camp with a heavy branch on his legs where his parents later found him. He says his parents dismissed his account as imagination and he did not share it widely for decades.

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BFRO YEAR: 1978 thru 1982 Marietta, Washington County, Ohio Class A #7220

A man relates a series of occurrences on the family farm involving an upright walking hair covered creature

As a young boy at the family property, the witness saw a tall strong creature standing over the burn barrel late at night and noticed a memorable smell. The witness believes the creature continued to live in the hollow and woods around the childhood home.

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Sunday, the day following our sighting Clarksburg, Ross County, Ohio Related account #7133

Odor near Clarksburg, Ohio

Two horse riders the next day in the same area were thrown when their horses spooked, with a strange smell noted.

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go back many years Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Sasquatch sighting near Ravenna, Ohio

Family members report a multi-year history of sightings, vocalizations, footprints, odors, tree and limb breaks and suspected nest structures on old family land.

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many times Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness's children have repeatedly heard cries in the woods and been close enough to smell the creatures.

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almost every time I hike there Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Related account #7224

Vocalization near Ravenna, Ohio

The witness reports hearing, smelling and sensing a close presence on almost every hike in the same area, with occasional brief views and a sense of being followed.

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approximately 3 hours later Zanesville, Muskingum County, Ohio Related account #44066

Footsteps near Zanesville, Ohio

About three hours after the dusk sighting, the two boat occupants heard running on shore and a large splash behind the boat that rocked it, noted a strong odor, hid on the boat floor, then fled.

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Soon after Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio Related account #8006

Odor near Steubenville, Ohio

Soon after the chirping, while mowing the back lawn, the witness smelled a rotten meat odor that came in waves.

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July of 1999 Dennison/Leesville, Harrison County, Ohio Related account #4950

Odor near Dennison/Leesville, Ohio

The reporter and a relative were awakened in bed by a strong ammonia/urine/death-like odor without seeing or hearing anything, an odor another relative had noted earlier that night.

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Date unknown Ewing/logan, Hocking County, Ohio Related account #30622

Property disturbance near Ewing/logan, Ohio

The witness noticed the training pen gate untied at times and a musky odor inside the pen.

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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.

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