Incident #991325
Plain City, Union Cty, Ohio
Jul 1980
Account
Charles Lovejoy in parked pickup on Smith-Calhoun Rd. near Big Darby Creek, turned up stereo and huge creature stood up in clearing 35 yards away, black hair, but lighter on face, eyes greenish. It left (how not stated) and Lovejoy and Ron Winn got out of the turck to look for prints, but as they approached the trees the creature reappeared and watched them. They apparently fled.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 15 1980
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Union Cty
- Nearest Town
- Plain City
- Latitude
- 4008
- Longitude
- 8316
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Nearby Water
- creek
Source
- Source
- Columbus, OH, Dispatch, July 20, 1980, quoting Charles Lovejoy, 18, 9370 Ketch Rd., Plain City, Oh, and Ron Winn, 16, 9760 Ketch Rd.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- getting up
- Later Movement
- disappearedýreturnedýwatched observer
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Action on sighting
- approachedýfled