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Bigfoot sighting near Newbury, Ohio

Feb 1978 · Newbury, Ohio, United States

Two boys aged 10 and 8 saw a hairy upright creature in their Newbury, Ohio backyard in winter 1978 in early afternoon, and later heard it walking on their porch at night.

Facts

Reported as
Brothers have sighting in their backyard during the "Blizzard of 1978."
Date
Feb 1978
Place
Newbury, Ohio, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
41.444, -81.206
Light
daylight
Witness was
walking
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Distance
9.1 m (30 ft)
Duration
5 s
Height
2.0 m (6 ft)
Described as
brown hair, long length, biped
Behaviour
running, standing, walking, watching
Sounds
footsteps
Animals
dogs reacted
In the account
ape like face, bare face, childhood memory, circled camp, dog barked or chased, eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, felt watched, human like face, likened to ape, long strides, looked at witness, near home, repeat location, reported years later, snow on ground, very fast, walked upright, whole body turn, witness fled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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