Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning.
In this episode we're taking a look at an Ohio Bigfoot roundup.
That's correct, an Ohio Bigfoot roundup.
Now this first case comes to us from January 5th, 2018.
State Ohio County, Knox County. It says state Route 36 Knox
County, Ohio nearest town Howard nearest Rd.
State Route 36 observed. I was driving to my fiance's
house with her in the car around 6:30 PM.
We were heading eastbound on Route 36 when we both saw in our
headlights a shadowy figure Sprint across the road from
north to South. When I say Sprint, I mean as
fast as 100 yard dash sprinter or faster.
It was about 30 yards in front of our car with another car
approaching from the opposite direction, probably 20 yards
from the figure. I asked her, did you see that?
I told her I saw a figure run across the road and could see
its legs. She responded that she saw a
shadowy figure too, but couldn't make out more details.
It all happened so quickly. I used to watch the show Finding
Bigfoot a lot, so we spent the rest of the drive asking
questions, discussing what we observed, and considering
possibilities. The location was described as a
lot of parked cars surrounded by trees on the north side of the
road. The figure ran toward the South
side of the road near an old farmhouse, heading toward the
large fields and back. From my perspective, I saw the
figure because of the oncoming car's headlights.
It was a black shadowy human like figure.
I could clearly see two humanoid legs, and it definitely wasn't a
deer or any animal. On all fours.
It seemed rather tall, but I only saw its legs and part of
its body. If the car coming my way had
been a truck, I might have seen more.
I believe across the road in about 3 steps.
Judging from the first two I saw, it seemed to be sprinting
extremely fast. It was dark and we were driving
55 mile per hour. It disappeared in the blink of
an eye. We didn't stop to investigate.
The next day when driving through the area I noticed A5 to
six foot ditch on the South side of the road.
I realized it's likely why the figure had to be spreading so
fast to jump over the embankment.
Wow, that's wild. Very perceptive.
It says this area seems to be the best spot within a mile for
something to cross the road during periods of heavier
traffic. My fiance, who was in the
passenger seat, was the other witness.
The time was around 6:30 PM, very dark with snow on the
ground for several days. The temperature was about 20°F.
They described the environment. It was a rural area with lots of
open land around. Houses were spread out along the
road. A5 foot ditch ran along the
South side of the road and there was a large Creek that flowed
into the Wauhunting River. That is really neat.
I'll take a look here and see what the investigator had to say
about this. Now, we do have the follow up
investigation here. And what I love about BFRO is
that they're so thorough. They've got an actual picture
here, right where the guy was at when he saw it.
And you can see a farmhouse on one side of the road, looks like
a barn and some outbuildings and maybe another small farmhouse on
the other side of the road. And they got a basically like
like a little parking lot there in front of their house with
four or five vehicles parked out front.
Definitely farm country, maybe kind of like a rolling hill
here, a very low grade rolling hill, but the place where this
creature Cross Road has fairly flat.
So it gives you a lot of detail and shows you pretty much what
the place looked like when this when this thing crossed this
amazing work they've done here. It says follow up investigation
report by BFRO investigator Mark Dewarth.
After a lengthy on site interview with the witness with
a fellow BFRO O investigator present, we managed to pinpoint
the exact spot of the road crossing.
It's the state route with some decent traffic flow during the
daytime hours. It was obviously moving very
fast as it crossed the road in three steps and proceeded down
the West side of a farmhouse toward a big field that
eventually leads to some forested rolling hills.
The witness noticed how long a stride was crossing the road and
how long the legs were. He could only see it from the
waist down. The other car did slow down and
he could see them hitting their brakes in his rear view mirror
after they passed by. He said the color of the legs
were a very dark black. The landscape is quite typical
of East Central Ohio. Deer activity was noticed the
day of the investigation. The witness stated that the area
is flooded with deer during the evening hours.
Wow. Photos of the witness.
View from the vehicle. Yeah, it's got some pictures
here. You know, kind of one of these
rustic slash rough looking farming areas out there in this
rural area of Ohio. This thing would have had to
just go racing, maybe over a fence across this, you know, 2
lane Rd. pretty good, pretty good stretch and then into this
guy's yard or slash parking lot before it took off Really cool,
says BFR investigator Mark Dworth.
Mark has been a longtime investigator with over 25 years
of experience investigating alleged Ohio Bigfoot reports.
He is currently the organizer of the Ohio Bigfoot Conference that
takes place at Salt Fork State Park every year and has featured
multiple BFRO investigators as speakers.
He will be leading the BFR OS upcoming expedition in Ohio.
Really neat stuff. Great report.
OK, we'll take a look at this next one here.
This next case goes all the way back to August of 1980, Lawrence
County, Ohio. It says County Road 22 near a
private drive. 2050 nearest town.
Iron Town nearest Rd. County Road 22.
I was at home when my brother called to say he had run out of
gas and needed me to bring a gas can to his location which was
about 3 blocks away. When I arrived he was staring
toward the Creek bed next to a sparked car.
He said he could hear something moving in the weeds and
complained about a foul smell coming from the area.
As soon as I got there, I noticed the smell he was talking
about, and for a short time I also heard something moving
around in the weeds. Suddenly my brother grabbed my
hand, he had seen the creature and he said let's get out of
here. As soon as we headed back toward
our house, I turned around and saw a six to seven foot tall
upright walking animal covered in thick hair approaching us
quickly. I noticed the shoulders were
extremely wide and when it walked its strides were very
unnatural, unlike anything human.
We ran back to our house and although it followed us, it
never caught up. When we reached our driveway, a
car was approaching from the other direction.
My brother and I turned around to get another look at the
creature and we saw it running into the weeds on the north side
of the road. We didn't stuck around and
quickly made our way up the driveway into the safety of our
house. After this encounter, we
logically concluded that what we saw matched the description of a
creature known as Bigfoot. It couldn't have been a bear
because bears don't run on two legs.
I have no idea what else it could have been.
Well, since it happened about 1:30 in the morning, the weather
was hot and dry. The environment was a hilly
forested area with abandoned rail tracks near Little Storm's
Creek and the only two witnesses were the witness and her
brother. Now if we go here and take a
look at what the investigator has to say, it says the witness
estimated that they were 50 feet away from the creature when they
saw it. Initially it appeared to be a
muddy brown and collar six to seven feet tall and probably
weighed over £400. Even though it followed them, it
never seemed to gain on them almost deliberately.
The area is less than a mile from the beginning of Wayne
National Forest and Lake Vesuvius.
Yeah. Sounds like there might have
been plenty of environment there for something like this to hang
around. I find it interesting that this
thing, you know, obviously it could have caught these kids,
but maybe it was just just messing with them a little bit.
I don't know. Really weird.
This sighting here is from July of 1997.
Says July 3rd actually out of Holmes County, Ohio.
Location details along a branch of the Mohican River while
canoeing outside the town of Londonville.
Loudonville. The nearest major Rd. is state
Route 3 nearest town Loudonville nearest Rd.
Wally Rd. I was on a canoe trip with some
friends from school. There were five canoes each with
two people. After canoeing about a mile, we
came to a fork in the river. According to the map, the two
branches would eventually reconnect about 1 to 1 1/2 miles
later, so we decided to race 3 canoes went down the fork on the
left, which had the road next to it.
My canoe and another went down the fork that passed through the
woods. As soon as we entered the wooded
fork, we noticed a strong, pungent smell of decaying
material. The trees became so dense that
they nearly blocked out the sky. We stopped for a bathroom break
along the river and on the opposite side we saw a shadow in
the trees, which we initially dismissed as a deer.
As we continued our trip, the smell grew strong.
A female companion glanced toward the source of the smell
and suddenly froze. She told us she saw a 6 1/2 to 7
foot tall black creature observing us.
We doubled our paddle speed and noticed that the creature was
following us, staying behind the tree line.
Soon we came to a bend in the river.
That's when the creature took off running toward the bend.
We slowed our pace, wading in the river and then heard a loud
splash. We paddled toward the bend and
just in time saw the creature climbing onto the opposite bank.
It had covered over 200 yards in about 30 seconds.
We thought the encounter was over, but later we saw it
casually crossing an open clearing.
Wow. Also notice we heard shrieks
that that changed from high to low pitch about 20 minutes after
our last visual sighting. So this thing, this thing seems
like it was really interesting. These people.
There were four witnesses. It was along a branch of the
Mohegan River. The area fell eerie with murky
water, a noticeable temperature change and an unsettling quiet.
That is really cool, man. I could just imagine a minute.
They're canoeing along the river with your friends and look up
and see one of these things. It says the witness was quite
shook up when talking to him. A person.
Not many people follow that part of the river when they canoe due
to lots of fallen trees and the possibility of it drying up in
the summer. I have extensively canoed the
Mohican. I must say that there are some
areas that are very that are very remote and are extremely
rugged. Sounds like they found the
perfect habitat for Bigfoot. OK, we'll go ahead and take a
look at this next one here. Here's a sighting from June
20th, 2008, Tuscarawas County, New Philadelphia University
Drive. It says it was June 2008, and I
was walking from my uncle's house back to a farm about a
half a mile away on University Drive in New Philadelphia.
OH, Tuscarawas County. As I was walking toward the
farm, I initially heard what sounded like coyotes, but then
it suddenly went quiet. Shortly after I heard a very
strange sound. It wasn't your usual animal
noise, it was a high pitched howl growl.
Soon after that I noticed a strange musty earthy smell.
And then I saw it. Bigfoot came walking out of the
cornfield. I'd estimate it was between 7:00
to 8:00 feet tall with long shaggy hair.
It looked like an oversized man covered in hair.
I was walking on the road in front of it.
I first noticed it when I heard the rustling of the corn as it
stepped out of the field, and I looked back to see what made the
noise. I started walking faster and
when I reached the farm driveway, my mom was there to
pick me up. When she turned on the
headlights, the creature stopped following me, stood still for a
second, then quickly turned and moved back into the cornfield.
It made that same strange noise again when my mom also heard it.
Wow, now June 20th the corn should be, I don't know, it
probably waist high, the chest high maybe they used to say knee
high by the 4th of July. Now I think some of this stuff
is getting tassels by the 4th of July.
So we're talking about the end of June.
The corns probably been in the ground for 3-4 weeks.
So you can imagine the 78 foot tall creature walking through
that stuff just before the sight of the dogs were barking and it
sounded like a pack of coyotes howling, but they all suddenly
stopped before the creature made its call or sound.
There were three witnesses, me, my son who was walking with me,
my mom who heard the creature. My mom also recalled that when
she was a teenager or in her early 20s, her dog would bark
and then go silent. After that, she would hear
something big walking around her house making the same strange
noise. Around 9:30 PM was the time and
the weather was clear. It says it was dark with
streetlights, environment, cornfields.
That's really bizarre, this thing just walking around out
there in the cornfield. Like I said, I'm thinking this
corn would have been maybe waist high, chest high in a person's
tops. I would come up with about the
knees on this thing. It's out there just, I suppose,
for lack of any place else to go, just walking around doing
its thing. Very, very strange.
Take a look at another one here. Here's one from July 18th, 2002.
It says Hardin County, Ohio location details coming in from
Lima on three O 9 E. When you enter Kitten on three O
9 E, turn right at the second traffic light.
After turning, go down a little way and you'll see the bridge
nearest town Keaton nearest Rd. South Layton St.
About 3 weeks ago, I was walking down South Layton St. on my way
home around 9:45 or 10:00 PM. As I was crossing the bridge, I
heard a splash in the water beneath it.
I often go fishing under the bridge, so I wasn't afraid to go
down there. Curious, I decided to check who
might be there. I walked down the side of the
bridge, but when I got to the edge I didn't see anyone on the
bank and thought it might have just been fish splashing.
The river is shallow, about 3 or 4 feet deep.
As I walked directly under the bridge, I heard another splash.
Standing in the middle of the river was a large, hairy, ape
like creature. It didn't look like what I
imagined Bigfoot would look like, if that's what it was.
The moment I saw it I blurted out.
Holy expletive. The creature heard me turn it
around and began running through the water toward me, making a
strange gurgling noise. I immediately took off,
scrambling up the side of the bridge and running across the
railroad tracks. I tripped, fell, and cut my
elbow in the process. When I got home, I told my mom,
but she thought I was on drugs. Since that night, I've made
every effort to avoid walking across that bridge after dark.
Whoever says these things aren't dangerous is full of it.
I truly believe that that creature had caught me.
It would have torn me apart. Please take me seriously.
Wow, now that's that's an interesting one.
It says the creature did not seem friendly at all.
I guess not. Other stories.
I've heard of something happening a long time ago
outside of Kenton, but I don't know any details.
Time and conditions. It was about 10:00 PM.
There was very little light. It was dry and hot as we had
experienced a little rain in the past few months under the bridge
at the Bank of the Skiota River. It says, man, that's really,
really an intense sighting there.
Now the investigator says the witness is currently in the Army
and called me back here at work after I left the voicemail on
the cell number his mother provided.
Here's what I learned. His mother recollected the
evening. Eric was adamant that the event
occurred as described. I was able to get him to fill in
the following information that the water level did not reach
the juncture of the creature's legs as it turned toward as it
turned to come toward him, which means that it was well in excess
of 6 feet tall. He said it was very bulky, that
the creature was a dark color, and that the hair up to its
chest, including the arms, was dripping wet.
He now thinks the gurgling sound was vocal, but it might have
been created by the creature walking through the water toward
him. Once he decided to flee, he did
not look back, so he does not know what the creature did.
As he scrambled to get away, we discussed the possibility that
someone was playing a hoax on him.
He said there are Three Bridges that he could have picked across
the river, so if someone was playing a hoax, it was just a
general hoax on someone passing by.
He said he felt it was a real situation because until he heard
something under the bridge, the creature was moving to the east
as he had come down behind it. It seemed intent staying in the
river and not on the shore area. He also said the size was well
beyond even a large person and that there was no way a person
in a monkey suit could move in water like this thing did once
it turned toward him. Wow, that is really cool.
It says the follow up investigator interview was
conducted by Investigator SP of Ohio.
Very neat. OK, we'll take a look at a
couple more here before we wrap this up.
This sighting is from June 29th, 2000.
It says Fairfield County, Ohio location details Rock Mill area
off Lithopolis Rd. intersecting with Rock Mill Rd. very close to
the covered bridge nearest town. Rock Mill nearest Rd.
Lithopolis Rd. Observed We were driving home to
the Lancaster, OH area of Lithopolis of Lithopolis Rd.
heading SE. As we approach the intersection
of Othopolis and Rock Mill Rd. we slowed down to 30 mile per
hour due to the dangerous intersection.
About 100 feet from the covered bridge.
My friend mentioned that he saw a pair of eyes reflecting from
the car lights on the left hand side of the road.
We quickly slowed down to take a closer look.
We all looked in the direction and saw a tall dark figure with
yellowish green eyes walking from the left side of a topless
Rd. into the tree line. It moved at a normal pace,
taking very large strides. Given the late hour, we
concluded it couldn't have been a person due to the lack of
nearby homes and how late it was.
We all agreed that the figure was too large and built to be a
human. Its limbs appeared more
elongated than a person's arms, and at no point did it go down
on all fours like a bear would. Other witnesses.
My fiance and her friend. It was 1:00 AM, very dark with
no moon, and the temperature was around 65°.
The area was very wooded with many hills.
It eventually leads to hilly plains and farmland.
The Rock Mill Dam wildlife area is also nearby.
We see that with a lot of these things.
They seem to be near these wildlife areas.
It says the witness added that it was between 10 to 25 feet
from the car. It's pretty close.
It was 6 to 6 1/2 feet tall and dark or black and color.
What impressed them was this overall dimensions that were
much larger than that of an average person.
It had to weigh well over 300 lbs.
Point. Doesn't sound like a person to
me, just a massive, massive creature.
OK, we'll take a look at one last one here.
This next one happened, it says, back on May 24th, 1998.
Defiance County, Ohio, the first small island West of State Route
66, Bridget says. Nearest town, Defiance State
Route 66. I live in Defiance, OH along the
Uglies River. One day while the river was
flooded, I took my rowboat with the motor upriver, as I often do
to spot deer. About a mile upriver, I rounded
a bin where there are lots of trees piled up from floods.
I caught a glimpse of what looked like a small Bigfoot
around 3 or 4 feet in height. It walked up a log and
disappeared over a pile of trees.
At that moment, I glanced to my right and saw three deer
standing there looking at me. Jokingly, I asked the deer, Did
you see that? As soon as I started speaking, I
heard a scream that could curdle milk.
I sat there fighting the current, watching the deer as
they began to look around, trying to figure out where the
noise came from. For fun, I started talking again
to see if the scream would repeat.
It did, only this time it was louder and longer.
The deer bolted, and so did I. I've lived along the river my
whole life and have never heard anything like that before.
Since then I've spotted what seems to be the same creature
watching me while I was sitting in a lagoon off the river, a
good spot to observe wildlife. The creature I've seen is small,
only about 3 to 4 feet tall and it always stays in the shadows
where I can't get a clearview of it.
The time it says it was evening and the sun was very low, it was
getting dark but I could see it. Environment is swampy, rocky and
wooded. This area used to be part of the
Great Black Swamp. It's almost like these things
have been living there for all these generations and you know,
now people have moved in, but the Bigfoot are still there, it
says. Follow up investigation by SP of
Ohio. The witness added that he
recollects the date so well because it was the day before
his birthday. While he only was able to
glimpse the creature, he was certain that it was not a human,
but that it did walk quickly up the log on 2 feet.
He was not able to describe a collar except that it was dark.
The distance during his first observation was approximately 30
yards. The other times he would catch a
glimpse of it that summer, looking at him, it would hide
well and always be in the shadows and deadfall along the
river. He never saw it after that short
period of a few months in 1998, though he still explores the
river. It was a scream the witness
heard that had the greatest impact and caused him to flee.
The second screen was loud and long, well in excess if anything
a person could make. Well maybe he was seeing the
baby Bigfoot and maybe it was the parent Bigfoot that was in
the background and was starting to feel threatened by this guy.
Just letting him know, hey you stay in your boat.
Another example of these things acting in very territorial ways.
I don't know what to make of him.
Really, really strange stuff. Until next time, this is UFO
warning over and out.