Incident #992811
West Chester, Tuscarawas Cty, Ohio
Aug 1998
Account
Informant said his brother and a friend driving on a road two miles out of West Chester at 4 p.m. saw a 7.5 to 8-foot grey, shaggy-haired creature cross an 18-foot road with one stride and disappear in the brush.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 14 1998
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Tuscarawas Cty
- Nearest Town
- West Chester
- Latitude
- 4014
- Longitude
- 8121
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Near or/at
- bushes
- Super Human Action
- Took one stride in crossing 18-foot road.
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Terrain
- rolling hills
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Don Keating MBR, Nov. '98, from e-mailed report, informant quoting his brother and a friend.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- grey
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- crossed roadýentered woods
- Movement re observer
- across observer front
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- in car