Incident #991313
Minerva, Stark Cty, Ohio
Aug 1978
Account
Second of three sightings, Evelyn Cayton saw the creature sitting on its haunches at the bottom of the abandoned strip mine pit.
When
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Stark Cty
- Nearest Town
- Minerva
- Latitude
- 4044
- Longitude
- 8106
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- ravine
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Akron Beacon Journal, Aug. 24, 1978, quoting Evelyn Cayton, 55, daughters Vicki Keck and Mary Ackerman; son Howe; Becky Manley, 28; Linda Jones, 31, and Scott Patterson, 18. Another story Aug. 27 and Canton, OH, Repository, Aug. 30.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Posture
- sitting
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped still
- Position when first seen
- seated
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home