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Summer 1968 Pataskala, Licking County, Ohio Class A #4953

Family has sighting on farm along Headleys Mill Road

The witness woke in the family farmhouse to find the parents alarmed. The witness looked out the window and saw a very tall black hairy figure walking along the road and across a bridge before entering the woods. The witness and a parent ran after it but did not see it again.

Full-body sighting
Summer 1967 Elyria, Lorain County, Ohio Class B #7830

Two teenagers witness something running from a pack of dogs on two legs, screaming very loud. The next day large five toed tracks are found

Late at night in 1967 the witness and a friend were watching TV when barking dogs drew them to look outside. They saw a large human-like figure running while being chased by dogs and emitting a loud screaming sound. The next day the witness found very large bare-foot tracks in mud near home and learned relatives on the next street had also heard the screaming.

Partial sightingScreamTracks
1965–1969 Akron, Ohio #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2014/12/01/sc-ep63-bigfoot-on-the-family-farm

Sasquatch sighting near Akron, Ohio (1965)

[name withheld]'s grandfather got up in winter to use the bathroom and looked out west under a tall yard light. He saw a barefoot figure that looked like a man in a fur coat walking through three-foot snow.

Full-body sighting
July 1963 Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio Class A #7026

Three teenage boys witness an ape-like creature lope across a field into the woods

Three teenagers were sitting talking in a rural yard at dusk when a dog ran yelping from behind a barn. They then watched a tall, hairy creature lope across the yard, over a road, and into woods. After gathering knives and flashlights they followed to the woods edge, saw two bright pink eyes reflected in the light, and fled.

Full-body sightingEyeshine
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.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
January 1958 Harriettsville, Noble County, Ohio Class B #8086

A series of large, human-like footprints are found on a farm near Wayne National Forest

The witnesses found a line of very large barefoot human-like tracks in snow on their farm leading into a wooded hollow and thickets, which they did not follow. The tracks were described as about 13 inches long with five toes, no claws, and a 4.5 to 5 foot stride, unlike bear tracks. A game warden viewed the tracks the next day and could not identify their source.

Tracks
1956 Prattsville, Vinton County, Ohio Class B #4982

Personal encounter of a camper as well as a history of encounters concerning his family members, dating back 40 years.

The witness and a companion were sleeping in a tent on a hill while camping. In the early morning hours the witness was awakened by a deep growling grunt very close to the tent, followed by brush sounds as something moved away. In the morning the witness searched for tracks, fur, or other sign but found nothing, and concluded the sounds had been made by a bigfoot.

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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.

Full-body sightingOdorAnimal behaviour
BFRO YEAR: 1986 or 1987? Dundas, Vinton County, Ohio Class A #8017

A family is shocked to see a large, hairy creature run across a forest road with a pack of dogs in pursuit

The witness was on a family drive with two relatives in Vinton County in the fall of 1986 or 1987 when a tall hair-covered biped ran across the road ahead of their vehicle while being chased by three to four dogs. The creature continued down a hill into pine forest while giving a very loud low-pitched howl that echoed. The occupants did not stop and drove on.

Road crossingFull-body sightingHowl
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.

Full-body sightingOdor
BFRO YEAR: 1970's-1980's Minerva, Stark County, Ohio Class A #8406

Encounters with a hairy creature in the same area as the well known "Minerva monster flap."

The witness was lying on the top bunk getting ready for bed at night with the window cranked open. Looking at the tilted glass reflection downward, the witness saw black hair filling the window and then a very large hand between the panes that appeared to feel the glass. The witness fled down the hall in a sleeping bag, and a relative searched outside with a gun but saw nothing.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 11/15/2012 Camden, Preble County, Ohio Class B #40315

Possible encounter and print find while deer hunting near Camden

The witness was hunting deer from a ground chair and fell asleep. After waking to a noise and standing up, the witness heard screaming, growling/grunting and trees snapping as something moved away quickly. The witness followed snapped trees to the edge of the hardwoods but found no trail in leaf litter, then returned toward the vehicle.

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BFRO YEAR: 1962? Aurora, Portage County, Ohio Class A #3651

Sighting in the Audubon wildlife preserve, outside Aurora

The witness rode a bike into a forested wildlife area with a stream and swamp. About 50 yards away, the witness saw a reddish-haired figure walking south toward a road, initially thinking it was a man before deciding it was not. The witness did not recall the lower half of the body, became frightened, and left quickly, only later associating the experience with Bigfoot.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 09-12 Garrettsville, Portage County, Ohio Class B #39037

Possible ongoing activity reported by a family living close to the Ravenna Arsenal

The witness family has lived in a wooded home near a creek since 2000. In spring they repeatedly hear a loud ape-like whooping call at dusk continuing into the night, gathering outside to listen. They later heard online recordings of alleged Bigfoot vocals and felt they matched, leading them to interpret the sounds as Bigfoot.

Whoop
BFRO YEAR: 1994-95 ATWATER, Portage County, Ohio Class A #359

Daylight sighting by motorcyclist near Atwater

The witness and a sibling were riding a motorcycle through former strip-mine land in the late afternoon. They approached two distant figures first mistaken for acquaintances, then perceived as large hair-covered human-like beings that stood and left on two legs. After the beings looked toward them and disappeared into the woods, the pair heard loud branch-breaking as something ran off, then they left the area quickly.

Full-body sightingFootsteps
BFRO YEAR: 1985-86? Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #12736

Student hears vocalization near the Cuyahoga River

The witness and a fellow student were walking through a small wooded shortcut late at night on the way home from a rehearsal. Halfway through they heard a brief unearthly high-pitched shriek from the woods and fled to a nearby grocery parking lot. The witness remembered the incident for years, initially attributing it to an animal.

Scream
BFRO YEAR: 1986 until a few years ago. Kent, Portage County, Ohio Class B #7832

A man has heard similar cries in the night for over 15 years that were noted in another BFRO report from the same location

The witness, a long-term resident of an apartment complex, reports repeatedly hearing a very loud, somewhat high-pitched howling or screaming sound from the heavily wooded area behind the complex on warm spring, summer and fall nights over many years. The sound was loud enough to be heard indoors and was described as suggesting an animal in pain or calling out. The witness initially had no explanation but after reading about Bigfoot wondered if the cries could have that source.

HowlScream
BFRO YEAR: 2013 or 14 Beaver, Pike County, Ohio Class A #59396

Daylight sighting 20 miles southeast of Chillicothe

The witness parked while driving back roads with a dog, which refused to leave the car, and walked to a hilltop overlooking a gravel road. He noticed a tall gray figure at the roadside that he first mistook for a decaying tree, then saw it turn and take a few steps into the treeline. He described it as about 7 feet tall with a very thick body and arms reaching near the knees, with lower legs hidden by tall grass.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1980 or 81 Wintersville, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #1507

Witness hears loud noise outside bedroom window, observes bipedal animal running away

As a teenager at home at night, the witness heard a cry and loud noise outside her bedroom window and fetched her father. Her father went outside with a flashlight and reported seeing a huge hairy bipedal figure running away. The next morning the family found a steel downspout twisted around and folded in half.

VocalizationUnidentified soundFull-body sightingProperty disturbance
BFRO YEAR: 1995, 2003 Smithfield, Jefferson County, Ohio Class A #49653

Two incidents, years apart, one auditory, one visual, near Smithfield

Late at night the witness was driving a small pickup with a companion to get car parts before a store closed. Coming around a curve on a dirt road near an old strip-mine area, the headlights illuminated a large red-haired standing figure on the roadside. The driver braked and started to reverse, but after the companion urged him to keep going, he drove on without further observation.

Partial sighting