Incident #991355
Mansfield, Richland Cty, Ohio
Sep 1986
Account
Brian Smiley said that couple's dogs were barking wildly when they went to bed just before midnight. Wife looked out and saw large, dark, hairy creature walk past a shed in the yard. It was nearly as tall as the 9-foot peak of the shed roof.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- 10 to midnight
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Richland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Mansfield
- Latitude
- 4046
- Longitude
- 8232
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
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Female
Source
- Source
- Don Keating, Bigfoot News, Nov. 1986, quoting Brian Smiley, Akron, OH, quoting anonymous woman.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 9 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- walked away
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- at home
- Action on sighting
- studied