Incident #991326
McArthur, Vinton Cty, Ohio
Oct 1980
Account
No specific, detailed reporting of either sighting or track incidents. Tracks found weeks before sighting dated here, but there may have been earlier ones.
When
- Observation Date
- OCT 02 1980
- Month
- Oct
- Year
- 1980
- Season
- fall
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Vinton Cty
- Nearest Town
- McArthur
- Latitude
- 3914
- Longitude
- 8227
What was seen
- Individuals
- more than two, sex unknown (large)
- Total Individuals
- several
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Tracks
- found previously
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- No. of Track Witnesses
- several
Source
- Source
- Columbus, OH, Citizen-Journal, Oct. 7, 1980, quoting Rodney Peoples, McArthur, OH. Also Wellston, OH, Telegram, Sept. 4, 1980.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Shoulders
- wide
- Odour
- strong
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 11.0
- Greates Width
- 7.0
- Number of Toes
- 6
- Foot Shape
- wedge-shape
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards