Incident #991344
Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas Cty, Ohio
Jul 1985
Account
David Tyo heard something walking heavily on the hill behind house, where he and Floyd Wylie planned to camp in a tent. He went back to the house. Dogs started going crazy, they went outside and saw a large black creature, covered with hair, walking around the barn. Next day the found large footprints near the barn.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 24 1985
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1985
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Tuscarawas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Newcomerstown
- Latitude
- 4017
- Longitude
- 8136
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
- Tracks
- found later
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 2
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
Source
- Source
- Don Keating, The Sasquatch Triangle, quoting Floyd Wylie and Dave Tyo.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Movement
- walking
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- big
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home