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Bigfoot sighting near Latham, Ohio
1976 · latham, Ohio, United States
A child passenger in a family truck saw a hair-covered bipedal figure cross a road near Lapperell Road, Pike County, Ohio, in the evening in fall 1976.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Family Encounters Large Bipedal Creature Along Roadway
- Date
- 1976
- Place
- latham, Ohio, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.095, -83.207
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 1.9 m (6 ft)
- Described as
- heavy, dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- crossing road, walking
- In the account
- childhood memory, climbed, crossed road, headlights, in vehicle, long arms, on or by road, reported years later, thought person first, told no one, walked upright
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent
Sources
- NAWACRead the report
Nearby sightings
- Possible daytime road crossing on SR 32 near Jasper
- A young hunter witness's a seven foot tall creature less than 25 feet away
- A brief encounter with a light colored hair covered creature
- Evening sighting by couple near Latham
- Photo of a possible footprint taken by campers in the Fort Hill Area
- Possible tracks found by a man and his dog at a rest stop near Piketon
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