Incident #992979
Latham, Pike Cty, Ohio
Dec 1999
Account
K.B. and girlfriend at his grandmother's house noticed trash burning barrel tipped over. Looked around, heard brush breaking, then saw large hairy creature staring at them. Hollered and it walked away slowly with a long stride, swinging its long arms.
When
- Observation Date
- DEC 22 1999
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1999
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Ohio
- County
- Pike Cty
- Nearest Town
- Latham
- Latitude
- 3908
- Longitude
- 8322
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- yard
- Near or/at
- trees
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- woods
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO from K.B. CIA
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- watched observerýwalked awayýentered woods
- Arms Action
- swinging
- Human Contact
- watch
- Reaction
- avoided
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 50 feet
- Action on sighting
- shoutedýfled