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Bigfoot sighting near Oberlin, Ohio

Aug 1973 · Oberlin, Ohio, United States

In August 1973 near Oberlin, Ohio, coon hunters with dogs saw glowing red eyes and heard a scream; the creature approached them and they fled, and indistinct bipedal tracks were later found.

Facts

Date
Aug 1973
Place
Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Evidence
smell, track, visual, vocal
Point
41.308, -82.208
Located within
926 m
Light
artificial
Witness was
hunting
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Described as
biped
Behaviour
approaching
Sounds
scream
Animals
dogs reacted
In the account
approached, dog barked or chased, dog present, eyes seen, eyeshine, farm or orchard, field or clearing, flashlight, followed or paced, footprints found, hunting season, leaped, red eyes, scream, searched after, swamp or marsh, walked upright, witness fled
Tracks
stride 152 cm (60.0 in)
Account
news report
Sources
1 independent

Sources

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