Incident #991316
Minerva, Stark Cty, Ohio
1979
Account
Howard Burke Jr. lived a trailer park next to the Cayton place. He said he had a good look at the creature as it crossed Route 30, seeing it standing across the road as he turned into the park driveway. He shined headlights on it from less than 40 yards, then got out of the car to look as it ran off. Story mentions that the Caytons "often find large footprints in the soft ground near their garden," and that Mrs. Cayton had footprints resembling human but 14 to 21 inches long. She had been putting out fruit and vegetables every night following the commotion in 1978. They were gone in the morning and occasionally there would be footprints nearby.
When
- Year
- 1979
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
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
- beside
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Tracks
- found previously
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Weather and light
- Lighting
- headlights
Source
- Source
- Akron Beacon Journal, June 29, 1980, quoting Herbert Burke Jr., 24, and Evelyn Cayton.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- matted
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- fledýentered woods
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Arms Used
- in locomotion
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 21.0
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in carýoutside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards
- Action on sighting
- studied