February 20'th, 1999 at 9:35 P.M. in Muskingum County
On the night of Saturday February 20'th, a
woman whom I'll call Mrs. J had just left her
residence in Muskingum County, Ohio to go to
Coshocton and go to work. She was driving
east on a gravel road about to come upon a
state route. She was in her recently
purchased van. Suddenly, from her left, a
large Bigfoot creature crossed the road right
in front of her. It crossed from her left to
the right, walked into the underbrush, up a
hill and into the forest. The skies were
clear and the temperature was about 25°. At
the same time, two young people were parked
in a car on the left side of the road as Mrs.
J approached. After Mrs. J realized she had
just seen a Bigfoot, she turned around and
stopped beside the vehicle the youths were
in. Mrs. J got out of her van, approached the
car and spoke with the teenage boy and girl.
They told Mrs. J that they had been hearing
odd noises coming from a short distance away
but didnt know what it was they were hearing.
Then as Mrs. J approached, the Bigfoot began
to walk across the road. The two youths could
see the creature cross the road with the aid
of the van headlights, which were on high
beam.
Marc DeWerth and I went to the location on
the 21'st of February and scoured the area
for tracks, broken branches, anything we
could find confirming there had been a
Bigfoot in the area less than 24 hours before
we were. Sorry to say, we discovered no
physical evidence that confirmed Bigfoots
presence the night before. So, does that mean
the three witnesses were making up the story?
Of course not. Remember the temperature was
in the mid-20's and the ground was frozen.
I'm not the least bit surprised that there
were no tracks or anything else discovred.
I've known Mrs. J for about a year and what I
know of her I can assure you that she is not
the type of person to fabricate such a story.
Incidently, the sighting took place at about
9:35 p.m.
It was also reported to me that the creature
took four steps to cross the road. Upon
investigation Marc and I measured the width
of the road. It measured 28 feet from side to
side. So, there were four steps, covering 28
feet, which means it covered seven feet with
each step. It was also estimated at the site
that the creature was easily eight feet
tall.
This photo shows the area where the alleged
Sasquatch was seen. The arrow points to a
pole it walked past. It was estimated in the
field that the creature was about eight (8)
feet in height by comparing where the top of
the head was on the pole.
This photo was taken on a nearby hill by Marc De Werth. Looking down to where the road appears to run into the woods towards the top of the picture is where the witnesses spotted the creature.
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