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Shelby County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Boy has several late night encounters near Sidney
It was the fall of 1982. I was 14 and my mother, Sister and I were driving home from town. We lived about 5 miles from town and it was late about 10:00 pm. We were about 2 miles from the house when we...
November 1982
Washington County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
A man relates a series of occurrences on the family farm involving an upright walking hair covered creature
I would like to share with you what I saw as a boy. I saw a Bigfoot standing over our burn barrel. I remember being very young when this happened. But I have never forgot what I saw. It was strong and...
November 1982
Scioto County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
A couple has a frightening encounter in Shawnee State Forest
My then girlfriend, and eventual ex wife were bowling in a mixed bowling league that ended around 7 PM. We chatted with some teammates and friends for a few moments then left. I had two beers during t...
July 1982
Noble County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Night encounter near rural home outside Crooked Tree
My encounter was back in 1982. A friend and I were visiting a neighbor lady and were leaving to go home around 10pm. We had ridden our bikes there. We were pushing the bikes up the steep driveway ...
June 1982
Columbiana County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Sighting at a home on Duke Vodrey Rd., above Beaver Creek.
Just wanted to say I was glad to find this web site! Had two encounters personally and it's nice to have someone that doesn't dismiss you as a nut! Lived on family farm ... a bigfoot came to the back ...
June 1982
Harrison County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Dairy worker describes 5am sighting between Tappan and Clendening Lake
I worked on a dairy farm between Deersville and Tippecanoe, Ohio in Harrison County during high school. It was March, 1982 about 5:00 in the morning. There was a heavy frost on the ground, a full moon...
March 1982
Jefferson County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Witness hears loud noise outside bedroom window, observes bipedal animal running away
I am curious how far back you keep records. I lived between Wintersville and Bloomingdale, Ohio, when I was growing up. One night when I was about 15 or 16 (around 1980 or 1981), I heard a cry and a l...
November 1981
Lake County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
A woman sitting on a bench in a park sees a large hairy creature behind a four foot wall staring at her
It was the middle of the day on a summer day when I pulled into this park that we used to frequent as teenagers, frolicking in the falls. There were only two cars in the parking lot including mine. Th...
July 1981
Adams County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Large footprint found in sandbar
My friend, his Irish Setter, Kelly and I were walking down a gravel road while his father was up in the woods cutting firewood with a chain saw. It was around 1200. As we were walking, Kelly was roami...
January 1981
Hocking County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Hunters have several encounters near Ash Cave State Park
First encounter: Ron,his Father, son and family friend were hunting. Ron bowhunting for deer. Father and friend squirrel hunting with shotguns.Ron's brother was to go but could not make it so Ron took...
October 1980
Geauga County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271
My story goes back to mid-August of 1980. I was around 13 years old and my best friend was 12. We had been badgering our parents for walkie-talkies for a couple years because we used to play in the wo...
August 1980
Lawrence County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Bother and sister are followed by a brown, hairy creature walking on two legs
I was at home when my brother called to say that he had run out gas and needed me to walk the gas can down to his location which was about 3 blocks away. Upon arriving at the location, he was looking ...
August 1980
Stark County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Encounters with a hairy creature in the same area as the well known "Minerva monster flap."
I grew up in Stark County Ohio in Paris Township from 1973 until I went away for school (1990) and then got married. The famous "Minerva Flap" happened in my back yard. The strip mine that was behind ...
August 1980
Ross County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Father, son and cousin enounter a large hair covered creature while wading through a creek
I remember the year well enough. It was in the summer of 1980. The reason I remember that so clearly, is because all of the talk that summer was about the eruption of Mt. Saint Helens. I'm not sure of...
July 1980
Stark County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
A series of sightings, screams, and smells near an abandoned strip mine
In the late 70s I used to walk to my friends house via a swampy area. One night around 10 PM, I started walking to his house. About halfway there I heard this very strange sound. It was like a low pit...
July 1980
Athens County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Three college students witness a large creature standing just off of the railroad tracks.
It was in July of 1980 just outside the town of Nelsonville Ohio. I was in college there at Hocking Technical college (HTC). It had been hot during the day so around 9:30 PM two of my friends and I de...
July 1980
Columbiana County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Possible approach to a dwelling between Calcutta and East Liverpool
Somehow I was fortunate enough to stumble onto this website. I can only give you sketchy details about this incident. My brother lived on a dairy farm between Calcutta and East Liverpool. He was sitti...
June 1980
Guernsey County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Two men find unusual brush structure while deer hunting 10 miles east of Cambridge
What myself and brother in law found was a structure built of mainly blackberry vines. We were scouting for deer on an abandoned farm in an area that had been stripped for coal 35yrs prior. Deer were ...
October 1979
Harrison County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Two fisherman hear commotion of a roaring animal on brushy bank of Clendening Lake
I was 17 years old and fishing on a boat about 25 feet from shore. My father was with me and decided to take a nap on the deck of the boat. Suddenly I heard the sound of footsteps walking through wate...
July 1979
Hocking County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Family has encounters with a large, hair covered creature just on the edge of Wayne National Forest
In 1979, my family and I lived on a farm in Haydenville, Ohio just outside of Logan, Ohio. My dad had just painted our front porch so we had to go out the back door to feed our dog named Wolf (he was ...
May 1979
Preble County Ohio (Class B) BFRO
Vocalizations heard by fisherman on Twin Creek
Looking at your website and specifically the Ohio incidents brought back into mind a lot of strange things that happened in our area while growing up. There were some footprints, but I am sure the...
September 1978
Summit County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Nine year old playing hide and seek comes face to face with a small ape-like creature
I was playing hide and go seek with my sisters and their friends around September of 1978. I was nine at the time. We were living in Tallmadge Ohio at the time of the incident. We were all inside the ...
September 1978
Stark County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Ron Schaffner case report: The 1978 Minerva Flap
INVESTIGATORS: Ron Schaffner ([email protected]), Earl Jones, Jim Carnes Jim Rastetter, Iona Boyce, Barbara Mudrak,(Akron Beacon-Journal) and James Shannon (Stark County Deputy Sheriff) CASE DATA: All o...
August 1978
Morrow County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
Mini-bike rider has afternoon encounter near Fulton
Me and several friends were taking turns riding a mini bike. We would take off from an alley behind the feed mill in Fulton. We would ride back towards the old train coal loading area. There was a wid...
June 1978
Perry County Ohio (Class A) BFRO
While hiking with friends, eleven year old girl almost runs into 6' hairy creature
This took place in the summer of 1978 at a place called Clouse Lake in Perry County, Ohio. I was ten years old at the time, about to turn eleven. I was in the woods playing explorer with three other k...
June 1978