Mahoning County, Ohio

Near Austintown/Youngstown

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Mahoning County Ohio (Class B) BFRO

March 2012

I have never told this story to anyone besides my immediate family members because I tend to doubt myself. I believe there could be such things as Bigfoot, although I am not sure. I even went on an amateur investigation with my family last year in Salt Fork--we never saw anything but heard what we think were some other explorers whooping like us. I have hesitated to say anything because I don't want people to think I am making it up since I have been very vocal about my fascination with the subject to my students and friends. But seeing that someone else thinks they saw a Bigfoot near Meander Reservoir makes me want to tell my story too. Anyway, I am originally from the Youngstown area, although I live in Cleveland now. My husband, daughter, and I often travel to Youngstown to visit family in that area. On a drive home last year (it was in late March--the last time we went home before my father died) I swear I saw a huge figure standing flush with the treeline overlooking Meander. I wa...

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Mahoning County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Woman recounts nighttime sighting of a small bigfoot outside her home near Beloit

I was woke up by pulling, yanking and scratching on our LOCKED shed doors. This creature was determined to get into the shed. I saw its hand was in between the crack of the shed doors while its thumb ...

August 2009

Mahoning County Ohio (Class B) BFRO

Possible sighting at dusk on family property outside Youngstown

I had fed deer out on our property for about 2 years. One day my girlfriend and I were back along the gas well road that brings you about 2000 feet off the main road. I was checking to see if the deer...

April 2006

Mahoning County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Young man recalls encounter behind his house and close to the Meander Creek Reservoir

8 years ago my friend and I were bored one fall day and decided to hike through the forrest behind my house. The forrest was very deep but also very easy to see through because there was very little b...

October 2001

Mahoning County Ohio (Class A) BFRO

Large creature dragging a dead animal crosses road south of North Jackson

I live in Columbiana County in Ohio. My family alone has seen this creature 3 times in ten years. Once I saw him on my way home from work in North Jackson. It was a rainy night but I am POSITIVE about...

July 1998

Washtenaw County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

2 witnesses see a BF at night in the headlights

While driving home with my mother at 01:12 hours, on Tuesday, August 07, 2001, in Washtenaw County, Michigan. My Mother and I observed a large hairy creature kneeling on the north side of Geddes Road,...

August 2001

St. Louis County Minnesota (Class A) BFRO

Witness recalls seeing a Sasquatch looking in the door of his parents' cabin when he was a young boy

Saw a sasquatch looking through our cabin door. I was looking out at him/her. This happened when I was very young and it sounds incredible, but it happened. This occured at 9:00pm-10:00pm, during t...

July 1978

Grundy County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca

I was just out snake hunting the roads and I saw a spot and thought I would go up and look for some snakes. I heard like a rustling, kind of like something was futher in front of me. There was a tree ...

June 2005

Tennessee (Class A) BFRO

Night sighting by motorist along North Lamar Road

I was on the way home from work about 9PM one night. It was clear except for some ground fog. I saw movement on the right hand side of the road and thought a deer was about to cross so slowed down. Th...

August 1987

Stoddard County Missouri (Class A) BFRO

Man recalls his brief daylight sighting outside Bloomfield

It was winter of 1986, I was skipping school to ride around the Avert in Stoddard Co.MO. area looking for wildlife which I did often. I just crossed the Caster river bridge on the county road that now...

January 1986

Clinton County New York (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorcyclist couple, a few miles from Saranac

My wife and I were on a Sunday drive on our Honda Goldwing Motorcycle heading South on the Chazy Lake Road towards Saranac, New York. We live in Cadyville NY which is about 4 miles east of Saranac. Th...

July 1998

Washington County Oregon (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by motorists along Hwy 6 near Glenwood

This is a partial secondary report. I accidently sent the previous report before I completed the questionnaire. Bigfoot crossed the road in front of us while we were on Hwy 6 Between I-5 and the coast...

January 1985

Bath County Virginia (Class A) BFRO

A sighting by two motorists

My brother and I were driving back home from a fishing trip when suddenly a small deer ran across the road in front of us. I stopped the car and out of the corner of my eye I saw a large dark shape on...

July 1992