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winter 2008 Ohio #121cca9a-0045-4f63-aebc-38baa5407ed3

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2008)

The witness was riding as a passenger with a friend on a snowy back road at night. Headlights illuminated a tall, hair-covered biped standing by a Y-shaped tree very close to the car. It squinted, shielded its eyes with a large hand, showed large teeth, then turned showing muscular definition and walked downhill away as the pair fled.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
12 December 2007 Richfield, Summit County, Ohio Class B #22569

Motorist has a possible, brief daylight sighting in the Cuyahoga Valley

The witness was driving when they saw a large dark humanoid-like figure in and crossing the road. The figure leapt over a roadside drainage ditch in a track-style leap and moved into a heavily wooded area. The whole episode lasted about three seconds and the witness did not stop.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
22 September 2007 Saybrook, Ashtabula County, Ohio Class B #29018

Woman recounts possible early evening sighting near Saybrook

The witness was driving home with her son at dusk when a tall, dark-furred biped with long arms crossed the road in front of their vehicle in about three strides and entered the woods. After pulling into the driveway, they noticed a strong rotten odor and heard branches breaking and a high-pitched woot sound. They went inside, and the odor was gone when the witness returned outside an hour later.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdorFootstepsWhoop
14 September 2005 BOSTON HTS, Summit County, Ohio Class A #25715

Man recalls early evening sighting near Brandywine Ski Resort

The witness was driving north on Route 271 near a ski resort around 6 p.m. on a clear day when an upright, hairy figure was seen at the top of a hill. The figure had its back turned and walked away toward a tree line and thick woods during a sighting lasting only a few seconds. The witness felt the figure was neither a man nor a bear, recalling dark brown hair that looked matted in places.

Full-body sighting
September 2005 South Webster, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/-N1T0y_giFiQ3cYTMOoEtVmwVK0KijoF9Zy-5wP3i5s

Rock throwing near South Webster, Ohio (2005)

The witness and a friend camped in a van at a gravel turnaround in the national forest. Through the night gravel hit the van roof, brush crashed on different sides of the hill, and eyeshine appeared downhill. Shining a spotlight revealed a tall, thick ape-like figure staring up that they then fled from.

Rock throwingEyeshineFull-body sighting
September 2005 Ohio #458b9590-f45c-4ee3-af61-5d49132ad727

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2005)

The witness was walking with a dog to a tree fort by a creek when the dog growled. The witness saw a reddish-haired female creature squatting and drinking, which then stood, looked at the witness and dog, smiled, jumped across the creek, and climbed a steep hill grabbing trees.

Full-body sighting
12 July 2005 Sagamore Hills, Summit County, Ohio Class B #12157

Motorist sees hairy biped crossing road by Cuyahoga Valley National Park

The witness was driving east on Sagamore Road on a hot late morning. A dark brown or black figure emerged from the right and crossed the road and adjacent open area in three strides before disappearing. The witness noted its forearms held high, a silver-gray flash near the forearm and head, a stocky build, and height well over six feet. The witness concluded it was not a jogger because of its dark coloration in heat, inhuman speed, stride length, and thicker arms.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
30 May 2005 Malvern, Carroll County, Ohio Class A #11771

A young man hears vocals and has a sighting north of Malvern

The witness heard a deep howling sound near livestock pens after leaving a relative's farmhouse, then drove down the hill beside the house. In high-beam headlights the witness saw a large, dark-brown, hairy biped jump from an embankment and cross the rural road in a few steps without looking at the vehicle. The animal disappeared into a field on the other side, and the witness returned home agitated and called to warn the household to lock doors.

HowlFull-body sightingRoad crossing
February 2005 Germantown, Montgomery County, Ohio Class A #26369

Late night sighting by motorists north of Germantown

Late at night the witness was riding as a passenger in a car driven by her husband on Diamond Mill Road. She saw a tall, hair-covered bipedal creature cross the road in the headlights, moving downhill from a game trail. Her husband did not see it because he was focused on the road ahead. The encounter lasted only a few seconds at close range.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
18 August 2004 Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #9188

While picnicking in early evening, a couple has sighting at Salt Fork State Park

A couple having a picnic hiked a short distance into the woods with their dog when they heard loud howling noises that seemed to move parallel to them. They then watched a nearly 8-foot-tall dark figure looking at them for about 10 seconds before it walked upright away deeper into the woods. After returning to their picnic area they heard very loud vocalizations again nearby, believed it had followed them, and ran for their vehicle.

Full-body sightingHowl
17 August 2004 Pleasant City, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #9281

Man has an early morning sighting near Pleasant City

Early one summer morning the witness looked out a home window before work and noticed a very large black figure moving through crab-apple trees and brush behind the house. A second, smaller black figure then moved through the same area, shaking vegetation as it ran. The larger figure stopped in thick brush and stared toward the witness at the window for less than a minute before looking toward the dog kennel and walking uphill out of sight. Fruit the witness had discarded in the yard the night before was gone the next day.

Full-body sighting
August 2004 East Farmington, Trumbull County, Ohio Class A #9129

Man has close encounter very near the Grand River State Game Preserve

The witness was exploring woods in the morning after hearing activity in the brush and climbed a small knoll for a better view. At close range he saw a creature kneeling on one knee that stood and stared at him before walking into dense woods and looking back once. He attempted to follow with an audio recorder but only heard uncertain sounds in the brush and eventually lost his pack and left as darkness approached.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
March 2004 Westminster, Alger, Harrod Area, Hardin County, Ohio Class A #8446

Three motorists have early morning road sighting near Hardin/Allen county line

Three occupants of a car driving home around 2 a.m. noticed a dark shape in a roadside ditch by a bridge. When the driver backed up, the figure stood up, leaned over briefly, then rushed toward the car covering distance very quickly. The driver accelerated away and the occupants saw it enter the road behind them. They described a large thick-built figure with coarse hair, a large belly, round head and no neck, and noted a terrible skunk-like odor.

Full-body sightingOdor
Summer 2004 Bethel, Clermont County, Ohio Class A #78897

Resident south of East Fork State Park watches a sasquatch walk by at 2am

Around 2 a.m. the witness sat in a car on a road across from a state park when an entity with long arms and reddish-appearing hair walked up the roadside, crossed the street and yards, and entered the woods under a streetlight. An outdoor dog that normally barked remained silent. About two hours later a sheriff drove up and down the road shining a spotlight, which the witness speculated was a search after someone else reported something.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
3 September 2003 Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio Class A #7718

Four teens camping hear grunting or snorting, observe creature walk from corn field into the woods

The witness and three companions were spending the night in a tent in a backyard with a small fire when they heard grunting or snorting noises for about 15 minutes. They then saw a tall hairy upright creature along the tree line at the edge of a harvested corn field for about 20 seconds. The creature looked toward them and then ran into the woods amid falling limbs and other noises, frightening them so they went inside.

Full-body sightingVocalizationUnidentified sound
September 2003 North Olmsted Or Fairview, Cuyahoga County, Ohio Class A #23414

Two ladies fishing in the Rocky River Reservation are startled when a Bigfoot appears in plain sight

Two companions were fishing from a rock wall above a narrow river when they noticed movement in the woods across the water. A tall, black, two-legged figure emerged and stood watching from about 20 feet away. One companion fled immediately to the car, followed shortly by the witness, who fell while running away in fear.

Full-body sighting
May 2003 Lodi, Medina County, Ohio Class A #6330

A man standing on his back porch watches a large hair covered creature run down the railroad tracks and jump down into the brush

Late at night, the witness saw a large black-haired bipedal creature on elevated railroad tracks behind the house. The creature walked along the tracks, then sprinted and jumped down into brush on the far side. It remained upright while in view and moved very fast, and the witness was certain it was not a bear or another person.

Full-body sighting
May 2003 Over The Cambridge, Guernsey County, Ohio Class A #24141

Large creature mistaken for roadkill stands up and runs on two legs near Salt Fork Lake State Park

While driving south on Route 77 near Salt Fork Lake State Park in the early morning, the witness saw a huddled shape against the guardrail and first thought it was a bear that had been hit. After backing up, the witness watched from about 15 to 20 feet away as the shape stood on two legs, stepped over the guardrail, and walked into the woods. The observation lasted about 15 to 20 seconds in moonlight and was followed by a strong skunk-like odor; the witness stayed in the car out of fear.

Full-body sightingOdor
February 2003 LONDON, Madison County, Ohio Class A #10330

Two motorists have a lengthy sighting along SR56 near the Madison and Clark County line.

Two people driving home from work in winter stopped to watch a large upright hair-covered figure walking along a creek through deep snow. They observed it for several minutes as it continued away along the creek without struggling in the snow, then repositioned to where it was headed and waited until dark without seeing it again. No tracks were found when they later checked the field entrances.

Full-body sighting
2003 Ohio #f7bfe408-1485-4234-ad06-3c2c7e371719

Sasquatch sighting in Ohio (2003)

The witness and her boyfriend were driving slowly on a gravel road toward a cabin cookout. She caught movement in the passenger mirror, turned to look out the back, and both saw a tall black-furred biped take two long strides from one roadside into brush and vanish. They drove on in shock without speaking and later told family, but a medical emergency overshadowed the report.

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