Incident #991307
Ravenna, Portage Cty, Ohio
Mar 1977
Account
Barbara Postilli told deputies that she and two neighbourhood teenagers saw a humanlike, hairy creature about 8 feet tall, 500 pounds, walk out of the woods and across a field towards the house about 6.30 p.m. It fled after they hit it in the arm with a shotgun. She said it was the second time the creature had been seen in the area.
When
- Observation Date
- MAR 08 1977
- Month
- Mar
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- spring
- Time of Day
- evening
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Portage Cty
- Nearest Town
- Ravenna
- Latitude
- 4110
- Longitude
- 8115
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- field
- Near or/at
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female and child
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Ravenna, OH, Record-Courier, March 10, 1977, quoting Mrs. Barbara Pistilli, 12103 St. Rt. 88, Nelson Township
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- approachedýfled
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- approached
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- shot