Incident #991413
West Lafayette, Coshocton Cty, Ohio
Jul 1993
Account
Jim Davis reported that 18-year-old male was target shooting in a dump when he had sensation of being watched, heard leaves rustling and branches breaking and saw an 8-foot creature covered with long reddish hair jump out of a tree and run off. He estimated weight at 400 pounds.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 21 1993
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1993
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- late afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Coshocton Cty
- Nearest Town
- West Lafayette
- Latitude
- 4016
- Longitude
- 8145
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- tree
- Near or/at
- garbage dump
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 1
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Don Keating, Monthly Bigfoot Report, Aug. 1993., written report from Jim Davis, Akron, OH, re sighting by 18-year-old male.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 8 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- red
- Movement
- jumping down
- Later Movement
- fled
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 yards