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5 January 2018 Howard, Knox County, Ohio Class B #58853

Couple is startled by a quick "road crosser" at dark just outside of Howard

The witness was driving with a companion at about 6:30 p.m. in darkness when both saw a dark human-like figure sprint across the road from north to south in the headlights. The driver saw two humanoid legs and a tall body covering the road in about three fast strides before it disappeared, while the companion saw only a shadowy figure. They did not stop, and the oncoming car was seen braking.

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December 2017 Trumbull County, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/e82ZvKLiCTJz2wH3i0AHBg_w1OByoss3Hg5WmqJ-4hk

Sasquatch sighting near Trumbull County (2017)

The witness walked her husband out the back door on a moonlit night and saw a very black side-view silhouette glide across the white siding of a neighboring building. Only the upper body from bicep up was visible on the second story, showing heavy musculature and a protruding brow. After her husband drove away with lights showing nothing, she went inside and locked the door.

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September 2015 Loudonville, Ashland County, Ohio Class B #49847

Tall figure seen in the shadows at Mohican State Park

The witness was camping in a van at Mohican State Park and stepped outside around 3 a.m. to relieve himself. He noticed a tall, slender silhouette moving upright on two legs along the campground road away from him. He said it covered about 50 feet in 5 or 6 strides before disappearing into darkness, and he interpreted it as a Bigfoot.

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24 August 2013 Nashville, Holmes County, Ohio Class B #42120

Possible nighttime sighting while camping on a farm on a foggy night near Nashville

The witness was stargazing with friends in a foggy open field at night when she noticed a dark, shadowy figure standing in tall grass some distance away observing the group. She tried to alert companions who did not see it, then left for the campfire out of fear. Later the group heard coyotes howling for several minutes before they stopped abruptly, and nothing further happened that night.

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19 July 2013 New Lebanon, Montgomery County, Ohio Class B #41676

Possible nighttime sightings by three family members on a farm near New Lebanon

The witness walked toward her car outside her parents' home around 3 a.m. with her puppy while neighboring dogs barked intensely. She saw a huge, thick human-like silhouette running south on the road very fast, concluded it was not a horse or ordinary man, and ran back inside in fear. She estimated it at 7-8 feet tall with a very large head, thick neck and wide shoulders, moving upright on two legs.

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25 June 2013 Valley City, Medina County, Ohio Class B #41774

Woman is startled after seeing a face with yellow eyes peering into her kitchen window near Valley City

The witness was making coffee at about 3 a.m. when she saw widely spaced large yellow eyes looking through a window, with a dark width blocking the outside light and shifting side to side. She backed away and waited in the dark until daylight while a rank skunk-like odor entered the house. After daylight, she and a relative found a strong odor in the yard, vegetation matted and crushed under the window, and squirrel corn missing.

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11 November 2012 Scio, Harrison County, Ohio Class A #37793

Family reports several encounters over several months on the outskirts of Scio

Late at night the witness took a puppy on a leash toward the woodline behind the house and heard shuffling in the brush. A very tall, very wide dark figure stood up nearby, showing a lighter chest or stomach area in the moonlight. The witness screamed and ran inside, after which relatives went out with a light and reported seeing a large two-legged shadow run up the brushy hill and disappear while staying just out of sight.

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6 July 2010 Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Class B #27972

Family camping at Shawnee State Forest has possible encounter

A family camping at a wooded campsite was awakened around 4 a.m. by strange calling sounds and heavy footsteps behind their tent. After shouting, they heard heavy stomping retreat into the woods and fled to their car. They returned later that morning, heard heavy breathing and had a stick thrown toward them before retreating again, later finding disturbed garbage and an opened food packet before leaving.

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April 2007 Ohio #05bb12d3-0fab-40e1-b460-80b22920b90b

Vocalization in Ohio (2007)

The next night near dumpsters by the river, the group heard angry gorilla-like grunting and recorded the last 30 seconds as the East Central Ohio Bigfoot Chatter. The guest listened with a bionic ear as a bipedal creature climbed a steep bank and watched from behind a tree for about 20 minutes with faint reddish-orange eyeshine.

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2 February 2005 Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #10766

Motorist has a nighttime sighting just outside of Chardon

The witness was driving home from work late at night when headlights caught glowing eyes beside the road. Looking in the rearview mirror, she saw a very large, thick-limbed silhouette standing in the road behind her under bright moonlight. She stopped to watch as the upright, slightly bent figure crossed the road and disappeared into trees on the other side.

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20 June 2004 Mcarthur, Vinton County, Ohio Class B #9042

A woman has close sighting through living room window, very near the Zaleski State Forest

On June 20, 2004 around 2 a.m., the witness was watching TV at home when she noticed a large dark shadow looking in through full-length windows facing the woods. The shape moved when she turned off the TV, and she remained in the recliner overnight. The next morning she found two very large hand-like prints on the glass that she judged to be non-human based on her fingerprint training.

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3 April 2004 Revenge, Fairfield County, Ohio Class B #8450

Property owners hear loud vocalizations in early morning and have a possible sighting near Clearcreek Metro Park

A group went into the woods at night to try to document the source of recurring screams. Three companions went ahead to hide and startle the others, then heard something behind them near a collapsed cabin. They shone a flashlight and saw a very tall silhouette, then ran about a quarter mile back to the house where the reporter saw how frightened they were.

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29 October 2000 Castalia, Erie County, Ohio Class B #4299

Two men training a hunting dog hear a loud, deep scream then briefly witness a large hairy thing cross a small clearing

The witness and a companion were training a hunting dog at night when the dog became spooked and refused to enter the woods. They then heard a loud deep shriek from nearby and saw the outline of a huge hairy figure at least seven feet tall walk through a clearing.

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October 1998 Enon, Ohio, Clark County, Clark County, Ohio Class A #1751

Latenight encounter while camping, then morning vocalizations heard

Two boys camping on a wooded ridge left their tent in the early morning and noticed a large bipedal shape moving in nearby trees. They watched it stand and observe them from about 30 feet away but could only discern a dark, fur-covered outline in low light. Frightened, they returned to the tent. Around dawn they heard a strange howling from down the ridge that did not sound like a dog or coyote.

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October 1995 Hiram, Portage County, Ohio Class B #5259

While driving to a job a man witness's an unknown eight foot tall biped cross the road

The witness was driving uphill in the morning when they saw a tall dark figure crossing the road at the crest ahead, initially perceiving it as a man carrying sticks. The witness reached the spot quickly and found no one there, noting the roadside was heavily wooded with culverts. Years later the witness concluded the figure may have been a Bigfoot seen from about 200 feet away.

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4 July 1995 Boston TWP. Or Boston Heights?, Summit County, Ohio Class A #15885

Possible confrontation with hikers at night in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

The witness and two companions were night-hiking on railroad tracks beside a swamp when they heard a distant high scream and later a much louder close roar. A very large two-legged silhouette with swinging arms and a massive torso then charged through the swamp water toward them. The group fled back toward their car and saw the figure stop at the swamp edge and not follow onto the tracks.

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1989 Minerva, Stark County, Ohio Related account #8406

Sasquatch sighting near Minerva, Ohio (1989)

The witness saw a large standing figure about 40 feet away that walked behind a shed while locking a relative's door.

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14 September 1988 Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Class B #12789

Night time sighting by resident near Germantown

Late at night the witness left a friend's house to walk a short distance home and heard rustling and branches breaking behind him. While running he heard a loud high-pitched scream he did not recognize. He paused at his doorway and watched a large dark figure part pine trees and come over a fence in streetlight before fleeing inside.

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July 1986 Ravenna, Portage County, Ohio Class B #40040

Man recalls possible sighting while driving at night next to the Ravenna Arsenal

The witness was driving home in the early morning when headlights swept across a fence line near a military installation. The witness saw a large broad-bodied figure standing by the fence, slightly taller than the fence, with one arm appearing raised. After stopping and backing up to look again, the witness could not relocate the figure.

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May 1983 Mechanicsburg, Champaign County, Ohio Class A #5311

Large hairy creature and footprints seen along fence line on property with past activity

The witness visited a friend's farm after loaning a truck and found a very large footprint in mud, attempting a plaster cast. Later he saw a dark figure bobbing while holding a tree limb across a field, then saw a hairy long hand touching the plaster. The friend confirmed seeing the distant figure and the friend's wife reported hearing breathing near a shed, followed by rustling and barefoot sounds.

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