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1990–1994 Perry, Ohio #gid://art19-episode-locator/V0/sU0GMx8Bwq53Vr--CBPSd0AFuPwUUd4H8-mrOgcG6Ks

Paranormal encounter near Perry, Ohio (1990)

The witness, then a child, entered the woods behind his family's new house to find a hiding spot. He noticed a transparent human-like shape standing hunched on a tree limb that then stood up. He fled immediately to the house and his older brother found nothing when he checked.

Full-body sighting
August 1989 Deleware, Delaware County, Ohio Class A #878

Hikers spot white bigfoot at Higbanks Park outside Columbus, OH

Three people hiking in a metro park heard a large heavy animal running in the woods and making an unnerving sound. A white, roughly 7-foot-tall creature then crossed the road in front of them from one wooded side to the other. After hearing it approach again, they fled and encountered a park officer.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingVocalizationFootsteps
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.

Full-body sightingSilhouette
1989–1990 Youngstown, Ohio #e350072d-d820-4062-b4cd-fe3a33755a86

Dogman sighting near Youngstown, Ohio (1989)

Four teenage friends were spending the night around a large fire inside an abandoned steel-mill building. After wild dogs chased something over a nearby coke pile and were thrown off, a massive wolf-like creature appeared on the mound, then confronted the group, stood upright, growled, and followed them into the building up to the third floor while drooling heavily. A passing train sounded its horn, frightening the creature away, after which the group waited before fleeing on foot back to a friend's house.

Full-body sightingEyeshineGrowlFootstepsAnimal behaviour
September 1988 Urichsville, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Class A #26997

Man recalls childhood observation of rock throwing near Urichsville

Two boys were hiking and exploring in remote hardwood forest in the afternoon when a rock struck a tree beside them. They looked uphill about 50 feet and saw a dark, roughly six-foot-tall figure watching them intently with a hunched, swaying posture. After pausing only a few seconds, both boys ran away and never returned to the spot.

Full-body sightingRock throwing
Winter 1988 Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #4952

Evening sighting by ice fisherman near Friendship Lake

The witness and a relative were driving near a pond at dusk when they saw two large white hairy beings carrying a very large object over a hill toward the pond. When the witnesses stopped to watch, the beings dropped the object, fell to the ground, and tried unsuccessfully to hide in brush. The witnesses drove a short distance to turn around for a better view, and on returning about a minute later the beings and the object were gone.

Full-body sighting
1988–1989 South Vienna, Clark County, Ohio Class B #1018

A man driving stops to watch a hair covered creature walk across a cornfield

On Thanksgiving morning the witness was driving back from rabbit hunting and scanning open cornfields for deer when they stopped to watch a large dark hair-covered form walking upright across corn stubble toward the woodline about 1/8 to 1/4 mile away. The witness then left the area. The sighting occurred less than a mile from a lake bank where the witness and three companions had heard an unidentified scream and crashing sounds the previous year, which the witness now links to the same kind of animal.

Full-body sighting
March 1987 Lima, Allen County, Ohio Class A #3351

Late night sighting by teen at Lost Creek Golf Course

The witness was walking home across a golf course in the early morning hours when he heard a noise from a creek below a bridge. He looked down and saw a large dark-haired bear-like creature bent over drinking water, which looked up with a human-like face. After only a couple seconds he ran home without looking back.

Full-body sightingUnidentified sound
October 1986 Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio Class A #6062

Three teenagers witness a "thing" crouched on the road, stand up, take three quick steps, and jump over the reeds down a hill

Late at night in 1986 the witness was riding as a passenger with two friends on a curvy road toward an old Montessori. Under a streetlight they encountered a crouched figure sitting in the middle of the road. The figure stood up, took a few large steps and leaped over roadside reeds down the hill and vanished.

Full-body sighting
August 1985 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class A #49813

Woman remembers being shocked to see a running, hairy biped in her backyard in Elyria

In mid-August 1985, the witness had just returned inside after kenneling two large dogs when the dogs began barking intensely. From a kitchen window she watched a large reddish-brown hairy biped run toward a creek for about 30 seconds before it jumped from a drop-off into the creek and headed into the ravine. Later that day she found skid-like slip marks and toe impressions on the trail where it had run.

Full-body sightingTracks
June 1985 Twin Valley, Scioto County, Ohio Class A #5229

Man recalls seeing a strange bipedal animal during his one and only hunting trip

The witness, then 15, was squirrel hunting with two relatives in forested hills when he descended into a hollow and saw a dark brown creature sitting on a large rock. The creature stood on two legs and ran off quickly while walking noises were heard on both sides and a strong odor filled the air. The group left the area shortly after at the father's urging.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
4 July 1984 Churchtown, Washington County, Ohio Class A #4073

White hair covered creature seen at the edge of a cornfield

On the night of July 4, 1984 the witness was slowly driving a companion home on a rural road lined with fences and cornfields. He saw a large hair-covered light-colored figure standing behind a fence watching him as he drove past. He kept driving without speaking and then saw in the rear-view mirror that it turned and went back into the cornfield. The companion was asleep and did not see it.

Full-body sighting
15 January 1984 Claylick, Licking County, Ohio Class A #8236

Two girls witness a large, hair covered baboon like creature squatting in the middle of the road

The witness was driving with a companion to a school game when they found a very large, hairy animal squatting in the middle of a narrow road. The driver steered toward it to avoid the creek and expected an impact from about ten feet away, but the animal dodged without contact and was gone when checked in the mirror. The pair later agreed it did not match a dog, bear, or other familiar animal.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
November 1982 Between Piqua And Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio Class A #841

Boy has several late night encounters near Sidney

While driving home at night with two relatives, the witness saw a large hairy figure on hands and knees chasing a small animal across the road in the headlights. As the car closed to about 15 to 20 feet, the figure stood upright to about six and a half to seven feet tall and walked quickly off the road in two steps. The group drove home quickly and a relative dismissed it as a large dog, which the witness rejected.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
March 1982 Deersville, Harrison County, Ohio Class A #35079

Dairy worker describes 5am sighting between Tappan and Clendening Lake

Early one morning in March 1982 the witness was feeding young cattle in an outdoor pen on a dairy farm. After hearing a grunt, the witness saw a tall dark bipedal figure stand up near a hay feeder and then walk away toward the woods and over a fence. The witness heard crunching footsteps and fence noise for several seconds, then later found no tracks after the frost melted.

Full-body sightingVocalizationFootsteps
1982–1983 Germantown, Ohio #c01ea178-6762-474d-b78d-1eb565ed173f

Sasquatch sighting near Germantown, Ohio (1982)

The witness was working farm ground alone over two consecutive days in early spring. On the first day the witness saw a dark crouched figure thought to hold something, with two smaller dark figures back in the treeline near the river cut bank. On the next pass the following day the witness saw a very tall gray shaggy figure lumbering across the field toward the river. The witness later connected the location to local stories of the Butter Street Monster and never saw the figures again.

Full-body sightingPartial sighting
August 1980 Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio Class A #7940

Bother and sister are followed by a brown, hairy creature walking on two legs

The witness walked to help a relative who had run out of gas near a creek bed, where both noticed a foul smell and movement in the weeds. As they left on foot, the witness saw a tall, thick-haired biped approaching quickly and both ran toward home while it followed without catching them. When they reached their driveway they turned and saw it running into roadside weeds before going inside.

Full-body sightingOdorMovement only
August 1980 Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio Class A #3301

Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271

Two children testing walkie-talkies in dense woods noticed a dark-faced figure watching them from behind a fallen tree. After several minutes of it shifting position and studying them, they backed away, saw it rise and place its hands on the trunk, then screamed and ran. They heard a loud crack and glimpsed the black, powerfully built biped running away almost silently.

Partial sightingFull-body sightingAnimal behaviourFootstepsOdor
1980 Scioto County, Ohio Related account #4976

Sasquatch sighting near Scioto County (1980)

The witness recalled being awakened by dogs and watching a creature across a stream and road for a minute or two before it walked back into the woods.

Full-body sighting
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.

Full-body sightingEyeshineUnidentified soundOdor