Incident #991322
West Mansfield, Logan Ctky, Ohio
Jun 1980
Account
Getting the mail (presume from rural route box) at 8:15 a.m., Tom Quay saw the creature at the edge of the woods near their farm. Both turned and walked away. Three days after his father had seen it near the barn.
When
- Observation Date
- JUN 25 1980
- Month
- Jun
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Logan Ctky
- 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
- trees
- Near or/at
- farm field
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Columbus, OH, Dispatch, June 26, 1980, and others, quoting Tom Quay, 17.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- turnedýwalked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 200 yards
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly