Incident #992680
Atwater, Portage Cty, Ohio
1974 to 1975
Account
Rick and his sister on a motorcycle riding in the strip mines behind their mother's house, saw what they thought was some people on the path ahead. As they got closer they saw they were fur-covered and big. The creatures ran into the woods and the kids took off home.
When
- Year
- 1974 to 1975
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Portage Cty
- Nearest Town
- Atwater
- Latitude
- 4100
- Longitude
- 8110
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trail
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- strip mine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO post by Ron Schaffner quoting Rick. WIA
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- large
- Posture
- erect
- Later Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Closest horizontal distance
- a long way
- Action on sighting
- studiedýfled