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Bigfoot sighting near Russell Township, Ohio

Aug 1980 · Russell Township, Ohio, United States

Two boys aged 12 and 13 in woods near Russell Township, Ohio, in August 1980 saw a dark figure over six feet tall behind a fallen tree, which then ran on two legs.

Facts

Reported as
Daytime sighting in a wooded area a few miles east of Interstate 271
Date
Aug 1980
Place
Russell Township, Ohio, United States
Evidence
visual
Point
41.474, -81.373
Light
daylight
Witness was
playing
Witnesses
2
Creatures
1
Duration
5 min
Described as
biped
Behaviour
running, watching
Sounds
tree break
In the account
approached, bare face, broad shoulders, childhood memory, face seen, felt fear, felt watched, reported years later, silent movement, smell, smell musky, told no one, walked upright, witness fled, witness froze, witness yelled
Account
firsthand
Sources
2 independent (5 listings)

Sources

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