Incident #991321
West Mansfield, Logan Cty, Ohio
Jun 1980
Account
Raymond Quay, a golf-course greenskeeper and part-time police officer, went to see why hid dogs were barking, and the creature peered at him from around the barn. He yelled and it walked away. There was a smell "like limburger cheese on a hot muffler."
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 22 1980
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Logan Cty
- Nearest Town
- West Mansfield
- Latitude
- 4024
- Longitude
- 8333
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- empty building
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Source
- Source
- Dayton, OH, Journal-Herald, June 24, 1980, quoting Sgt. Timothy Skidmore quoting Ray Quay, Russels Point part-time police officer.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- otherýjumping
- Later Movement
- walked awayýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Odour
- strong
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- approachedýfled from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- shouted