Incident #991314
Minerva, Stark Cty, Ohio
Aug 1978
Account
Third of at least three sightings over 3-week period. Evelyn Cayton, Vicki Keck, Becky Manley, Linda Jones and Scott Patterson went to investigate noises from a partially-demolished chicken coop near the house. Two pairs of eyes reflected from flashlights, then a large creature like the one seen before stepped in front of a smaller creature as if to protect it, then both disappeared. Scott Patterson drove his car up the driveway to try to locate the creatures in the headlights, when suddenly the larger one appeared and headed straight for the car. Everyone ran in the house, and the creature appeared on the far side of the dining room window, right under a yard light. They sat and watched it for about 10 minutes. Facial features were covered with thick hair. It had short legs. Weight estimate 300 pounds. Sheriff's deputies arrived, and Deputy James Shannon later said there was a strong ammonia sulphur smell, but they found nothing. The smaller creature was not described.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 21 1978
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1978
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- 6 to 10 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Stark Cty
- Nearest Town
- Minerva
- Latitude
- 4044
- Longitude
- 8106
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, one small
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- empty building
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 5
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlightýheadlightsýlight from habitationýyard light
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
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Legs
- short
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approachedýwatched observer
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- look in window
- Reaction
- watched
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at homeý
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied