Incident #991393
Otsego, Muskingum Cty, Ohio
Nov 1989
Account
Linda MacIntire and son were driving on a forest road along Wills Creek Lake (reservoir) when they saw a gorilla-like animal standing on the slope of an embankment along the road. It had black, leathery skin on its face and its arms hung past its knees. She slowed to a near stop 100 feet from it as it stood looking at the car. It then ran up the embankment and into a pine grove at the top of the hillside. There are several good reports from the Wills Creek area, which has been nicknamed "Sasquatch Valley."
When
- Month
- Nov
- Year
- 1989
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early morning
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Muskingum Cty
- Nearest Town
- Otsego
- Latitude
- 4007
- Longitude
- 8146
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Near or/at
- road
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- valley
- Nearby Water
- lake
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- N.A.B.I.N. Journal, 1991, Mark Francis quoting Linda MacIntire and son.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- black
- Neck Length
- no neck
- Nose
- no snout
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- stopped stillýwatched observer
- Reaction
- watchedýavoided
- Additional Movement
- went up slopeýentered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- approachedýstudied