Incident #992855
Gambier, Knox Cty, Ohio
late 1990's
Account
Two plant workers going to lunch. One got out to open a gate and looked back and saw beside a pond a 7 to 8 foot tall biped covered with long black hair. It was watching them until he looked at it, when it ducked down. Later it stood up, then ducked down again. This went on several minutes until the men got scared and drove away.
When
- Year
- late 1990's
- Time of Day
- noon
- Duration
- 2 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Knox Cty
- Nearest Town
- Gambier
- Latitude
- 4024
- Longitude
- 8217
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- water
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Setting
- Nearby Water
- pond
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- Keating MBE, Nov. '98, from Ron Schaffner, quoting two unnamed water treatment plant workers.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- otherýstaying still
- Later Movement
- got downýgot upýwatched observer
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- watchedýhid from
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Action on sighting
- studiedýdeparted slowly