Incident #991285
Girard, Trumbull Cty, Ohio
1964
Account
Camping overnight in Liberty Park, a wooded park and picnic area, Mr. Hernandez was sitting on steps above the picnic area when he saw a fur-covered creature 7 feet tall throwing the picnic tables all over the place. After a couple of minutes it saw him and started toward him. He ran home, with the creature as close as 10 yards behind.
When
- Year
- 1964
- Time of Day
- dawn
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Trumbull Cty
- Nearest Town
- Girard
- Latitude
- 4110
- Longitude
- 8042
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- urban
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- empty building
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Weather and light
- Lighting
- twilight
Source
- Source
- Bigfoot Co-op, Aug-Dec 1989, Vance Adams quoting a Mr. Hernandez, 12 at the time of the incident.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- other
- Later Movement
- approachedýchasedýmaintained distance
- Aggressive To
- boyýpicnic tables
- Object Handled
- manmade object
- Human Contact
- followed
- Reaction
- ran after
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- camping
- Closest horizontal distance
- 25 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled