Bigfoot sighting near Xenia, Ohio

May 1988 · Xenia, OH, Ohio, United States

In spring 1988 around 11 pm, a five-person ROTC patrol at Indian Mound Reserve, Ohio, heard footsteps and falling rocks, fled something unseen, and later found broken branches.

The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.

Facts

Reported as

Possible stalking of ROTC Unit at Indian Mound Reserve

Date

May 1988

Place

Xenia, OH, Ohio, United States

Point

39.745, -83.825

Located within

702 m

Time

about 23:00, night

Witness was

walking

Witnesses

5

Behaviour

approaching, running

Sounds

footsteps

Traces

broken branches

In the account

approached, bipedal footsteps, bluff charge, branches breaking, cave or rocks, felt fear, followed or paced, high breaks, near water, on trail, repeat location, reported years later, returned to spot, searched after, witness fled

Account

firsthand

Sources

1 independent (4 listings)

Sources

• BFRORead the report
• BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
• BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
• BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report

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• Latenight encounter while camping, then morning vocalizations heardOct 1998 · 16 km
• Driver sees a tall (about 7-8ft), fur covered biped along roadsideOct 2000 · 18 km
• Deer Hunter sees large, bipedal, fur covered man-like critter run by in early morning encounterNov 2000 · 20 km
• Large furry head about 12" by 18" looked in the back door.Sep 1993 · 22 km
• Late afternoon sighting by motorist on I-675 near Beavercreek1 Jun 2002 · 25 km

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