Incident #992874
Newbury, Geauga Cty, Ohio
1977
Account
Children 8 and 10 nearing home walking through woods in deep snow, saw 6 foot, ape type creature with hair all over standing facing the other way. Rather skinny and with hair missing in spots. It heard them, turned around and stared about 5 seconds then ran away around their house, fast, lifting feet in a manner no man could do. Parents wouldn't listen to story. Children heard something outside later that night. (No mention of tracks in snow--casts doubt on story.)
When
- Year
- 1977
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- 6 to 15 seconds
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Geauga Cty
- Nearest Town
- Newbury
- Latitude
- 4127
- Longitude
- 8114
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Super Human Action
- Ran effortlessly through deep snow.
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
- Snow Condition
- deep new
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from anonymous witness, (and brother when 8 and 10)
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 6 ft
- Build
- thin
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- turned aroundýwatched observerýfled
- Reaction
- watchedýfled from
- Estimated Top Speed (mph)
- fast
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- walking
- Action on sighting
- stayed stillýfled