State by State Sightings
Ohio
| Date | Location | Witness | Incident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late April 1897 | Nr Stout | Several | 'Wild man' seen in woods on several occasions. |
| 26 May 1897 | Nr Rome | Charles Lukins & Bob Forner | Struggled with curly-haired Bigfoot which escaped. |
| c. 1912 | 10 miles from Gallipolis | Mother & son | Witnesses berry-picking, followed by 'strange dark cloud' and saw dark, wide-shouldered monster. |
| 1954 | Nr Padanaram | Dean Averick | Saw tall, hairy creature wade into 3 ft of water, then head for small island. |
| Feb. 1959 | Cincinnati | Trucker | Saw a 'hulking creature' climb out of the Ohio River on a cold, windy night. |
| Summer 1961 | Small town nr Wilmington | Woman | 9-ft Bigfoot chased from house by man with shotgun. |
| 1963 | Nr Cincinnati | Wallace Wright, girlfriend & several men | First 2 witnesses, parked in car, saw very tall creature like a huge tree walking. Fetched several men to see it. |
| 1963 | Mansfield | Many, including C.W. Cox | 7-8-ft, gray-haired monster like a gorilla, with large luminous eyes, seen; search revealed nothing. |
| 1964 | Point Isabel, Clermont County | Mr. & Mrs. Lew Lister | Sitting in parked car, saw Bigfoot which changed shape and vanished. |
| 1964 | Nr S.R.28, Milford | Several | Residents reported that an ape-like animal was destroying property and killing cattle. |
| 1966 | Wayne National Forest | - | A 7-ft apeman was reported roaming the forest. |
| 22 April 1968 | Cleveland | William Schwark & another boy | 8-ft Bigfoot knocked Schwark down slope, chased boy, tore his jacket and scratched shoulder. |
| Spring 1968 | Salem | Mrs. Alice Alison & family | Bigfoot watched home from nearby woods; also other strange phenomena. |
| Autumn 1968 | Point Isabel | Larry Abbott (15), his father & Amold Hubbard | Men fired at 10-ft Bigfoot which disappeared in a white mist. |
| 9 Nov. 1968 | Lorain | Mr. & Mrs. Cataldo | 6-ft Bigfoot about 600-lb weight looked through bedroom window at couple, then ran away on 2 legs. |
| Oct. 1970 | S of Huron | Young woman | Witness in car nearly hit 7-ft dark brown Bigfoot with pointed head and unusually long arms. |
| July & Aug. 1972 | Toledo & Defiance | Several | Witnesses said they saw a 6-8-ft creature with wolflike head, elongated nose, red eyes, fangs, and huge feet. |
| Mid-Aug. 1972 | Brookside Park, Cleveland | Wayne E. Lewis & others | Several witnesses independently reported seeing black Bigfoot. |
| Late Oct. 1972 | Between Carlisle & Germantown | Mr. & Mrs. Ed Miller, three teenagers, & Mr. & Mrs. Oary Moore | At different times witnesses saw black Bigfoot with big glowing eyes running in field; it also snarled and hissed at them. |
| Nov. 1972 | Ironton | Taxi driver | Saw white Bigfoot dragging a dog or deer. |
| c. Nov. 1972 | Dublin | Two security guards | Saw 8-ft Bigfoot at night on golf course. |
| Aug. 1973 | Nr Mansfield | Man | Saw 8-ft Bigfoot with very long arms standing by barn; ran away when he shot at it. |
| Aug. 1973 | New London | - | 7-ft Bigfoot with glowing red eyes seen. |
| Aug. 1973 | Oberlin | Rudy Reinhold & five others | Goon hunters saw 8-ft smelly Bigfoot with glowing red eyes; it chased them. |
| Oct. 1973 | Massillon | Several | Witnesses reported a 7-ft Bigfoot with a strong smell. |
| 1973 | Nr Dublin | Two security guards | Large Bigfoot seen on golf course; 12-in footprint later found. |
| c. 10 July 1975 | Preble County or Drake County | Two l0-yr-old children and one aged 12 | While playing on farm, saw brown-haired creature watching over 6ft-high corn. They watched from a roof as it ran off very fast. Seen again 2 days later, watching child play with football. |
| Feb. 1976 | Woodlawn area | Two policemen | Both men had separate sightings of Bigfoot. |
| 4 April 1976 | Milford | Group of fishermen | Saw 'large baboon' near the Little Miami River; other local people heard strange cries in the woods. |
| Early March 1977 | Alliance | Two young men | Driving at night, saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot with big, bright yellow eyes, cross road into woods. Went to look for it, and one of them saw it again, running fast across road; heard noises and found tracks. |
| 8 March 1977 | Nelson Township | Mrs. Barbara Pistilli & two teenagers | 8-ft Bigfoot walked towards house; but fled after being shot at. |
| 17 March 1977 | Alliance | Woman | Van driver saw 7-8-ft Bigfoot step over fence and approach her, unafraid of headlights. |
| 18 May 1977 | Nr Eaten | Two boys (13) | Chased by Bigfoot. |
| 21 May 1977 | Nr Eaten | - | More Bigfoot sightings. |
| June 1978 | Ohio 95 nr Richland County Line | Male motorist | Had accident when frightened by seeing Bigfoot on the road. |
| 8, 10 & 12 July 1978 | Butler | Kline family & Ken O'Neil (15) | 3 separate sightings of 'Bighead'. |
| 21 Aug. 1978 | Nr Minerva | Cayton family & six friends | Two large cats seen with Bigfoot near house at night. Other sightings in the area. |
| 17 June 1980 | Union County | Patrick Poling | Working in cornfield, saw 7-ft creature walking with bent knees along fence-line. |
| 19 June 1980 | Russells Point | Ray Quay | Part-time police officer saw 'big and hairy' creature near barn, smelling like 'limburger cheese on a hot muffler'. |
| 24June 1980 | Union County | Mrs. Donna Riegler | Saw Bigfoot lying in road. |
| 26 June 1980 | Logan County | Larry Hamey | Working on tractor at night, saw Bigfoot come out of woods towards tractor, then return. |
Data from "Chronological List of Bigfoot Sightings (1818-1980)"
(The Bigfoot Casebook, Janet & Colin Bord, 1982, New York: Granada Publishing)