Incident #992812
Bellville, Richland Cty, Ohio
Sep 1998
Account
George G. and friend were trapping in Mohican State Forest between Butler and Belleville. Over a three week period they heard ear-piercing cries in the forest, especially around dusk. Great volume and intencity, but sometimes almost musical, like whistling. Next they found 3 or 4 fiv-toed humanlike tracks in soft soil going up a very steep hillside, at least 15 inches long and with huge strides. A week later they saw 100 feet away a creature with medium length brown hair everywhere but on its face, which watched them for a few seconds then took off up the hillside. Low forehead, small dark eyes, huge hands, bulky body, nasty smell, but size and posture not specified.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Richland Cty
- Nearest Town
- Bellville
- Latitude
- 4036
- Longitude
- 8228
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- hillside
- Tracks
- found previously
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- No. of Track Witnesses
- 2
Setting
- Terrain
- woodsýrolling hills
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Don Keating MBR Oct. '98, Mark and Dawn DeWerth quoting George G. and friend.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Build
- heavy
- Hair Length
- medium
- Hair Colour
- brown
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- went up slope
- Sound
- scream
- Odour
- strong
- Reaction
- watchedýfled from
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 15.0
- Stride in Inches Average
- long
- Number of Tracks
- few
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Material Tracks Made in
- dirt
- Tracks Went to
- hill
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- trapping
- Closest horizontal distance
- 75 feet
- Action on sighting
- studied