Incident #991357
Marietta, Washington Cty, Ohio
Dec 1986
Account
Youth said he was in woods near Wayne National Forest target shooting, saw large barefoot human-type prints at least 16 inches long and followed them to a cave. Inside, by light of flashlight he had with him he saw eyes high up. Also heard growling sounds, so went outside. Turned around and saw 8-ft. white-hair-covered creature walk out of the cave. (If these entries were rated for believability this would be at the bottom.)
When
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1986
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Washington Cty
- Nearest Town
- Marietta
- Latitude
- 3925
- Longitude
- 8127
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- cave
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Snow Condition
- snow
Weather and light
- Lighting
- flashlight
Source
- Source
- Don Keating, The Eastern Ohio Sasquatch, quoting 16-year-old youth from Marietta, OH.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected, no colour stated
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- white
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approached
- Sound
- growl
- Evidence Left
- footprints
- Position when first seen
- erect
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Tracks Came From
- open
- Tracks Went to
- cave
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- fled