Other / Unknown reports in Ohio
18 cases, best-documented first. Page 1 of 1.
We map claims, not creatures. A case is what some source says someone saw or heard, with the link to that source. It is not proof that anything was there, and a retelling counts once, not as a second sighting.
Other / Unknown · Loveland Park, Ohio · 2016
[name] and his girlfriend recorded photos and video of a giant frog that stood up and walked on its hind legs.
Other / Unknown · Loveland, Ohio · 1955
A chef driving home reported seeing three or four-foot-tall bipedal creatures with gray heads, large mouths like frogs, and a sparking device.
Other / Unknown · Cincinnati, Ohio · 2025
Witnesses report seeing large, bipedal hoof-like tracks in the snow leading from their house window to a tree.
Other / Unknown · Crosswick, Ohio · 1882
Witnesses report two boys fishing in a creek were attacked by a huge, snakelike monster with limbs that dragged one boy into a hollow tree.
Other / Unknown · Cincinnati, Ohio
The boyfriend recalls seeing a creature carrying a dead deer through his backyard into the nearby forest when he was younger.
Other / Unknown · Portage County, Ohio
Witness reports seeing two bright red spots that blinked in thick brush while driving near a lake in Portage County, Ohio.
Other / Unknown · Salt Fork, Ohio · 1980s
Witness reports smelling a strong odor of something dead while camping near Salt Fork in Ohio.
Other / Unknown · Aurora, Ohio
The narrator and a friend saw a green hand emerge from behind a bunk bed in their bedroom.
Other / Unknown · Morgan County, Ohio
Witness reports that while mocking Bigfoot at Salt Fork, rocks were thrown at them from the dark by an unseen entity that made strange noises.
Other / Unknown · Ashland County, Ohio · 2000
Witness reports finding a dead groundhog with its chest and abdominal cavity cut open in a surgical manner the day after seeing the creature.
Other / Unknown · Ohio · 2022
The narrator and their brother heard a strange 'Italian Italian Italian man' noise while walking their dog at night and subsequently hid inside.
Other / Unknown · Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio · 2026
Two men from Louisiana report hearing a weird noise and feeling their cottage shake after something hit it hard while staying in Geneva on the Lake.
Other / Unknown · Seneca County, Ohio · 1886
Witness reports a strange animal seen in woods near the river, described as child-sized with monkey-like feet, reddish-brown hair, and fangs, hunting frogs.
Other / Unknown · Loveland, Ohio · 1972
Loveland P.D. patrolman [name] sighted a creature with leathery skin and the face of a frog or lizard near the Little Miami River.
Other / Unknown · Loveland, Ohio · 1955
Generalized legend reports an unnamed businessman saw frog-like creatures near a bridge in Loveland.
Other / Unknown · Grove City, Ohio · 2011
[name] reports seeing a large brown object resembling shag carpet that folded up like a rug while he was driving in Grove City, Ohio.
Other / Unknown · Perry Township, Ohio · 1884
A gentleman reports a strange beast desecrating graves in Perry Township, Ohio, which burrows into coffins and devours their contents.
Other / Unknown · Ohio · 2023
The narrator's mother heard the same strange noise while in the bamboo.