Incident #991330
Darke Cty, Ohio
Aug 1981
Account
Group had played recorded "bigfoot sound" in cornfield and heard screams in distance. They went back after midnight and saw something in the field. Only one of group reported glowing eyes. Tom Archer and Sarah Knight only members making names public. Archer describes monstrously wide shoulders, round head, slightly flat on top, with no neck. Sarah thought it followed them when they walked towards the house. Tom only sure it looked larger.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 02 1981
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1981
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 3 a.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Darke Cty
- Latitude
- 4006
- Longitude
- 8438
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- grainfield
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- several
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- farms and woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- moonlight
Source
- Source
- Tom Archer, his aunt Sarah Knight, and four cousins and in-laws.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected red
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9-10 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- got up
- Position when first seen
- squatting
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- departed slowly