Fox News 8 in Cleveland reported that a series of social media posts from a cryptid-focused podcast has ignited speculation about widespread bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio, with enthusiasts pointing to what they describe as a concentrated burst of activity.
The Bigfoot Society, a podcast and online community dedicated to collecting eyewitness accounts of sasquatch encounters, says it had received six separate reports between March 6 and March 10 in wooded areas near Mantua and Garrettsville, southeast of Cleveland.
The group has described the cluster as a possible “flap,” a term used in cryptozoology for multiple sightings within a short time span.
“It’s normal for there to be bigfoot sightings all over the United States, but it’s not normal to have multiple sightings in a small area within a short number of days,” Jeremiah Byron, host of the Bigfoot Society Podcast, told reporters.
According to summaries shared by the organization, the reported encounters include:
- March 6: A witness described a brown, approximately 9-foot-tall figure seen outdoors.
- March 7: A reported brown, 8-foot-tall figure, along with alleged footprints and deep “grunts.”
- March 9: A reported black, 8-foot-tall figure.
- March 9: A separate account of a black, 10-foot-tall figure said to be accompanied by a heavy, musky odor.
- March 9: A witness reported seeing a brown, roughly 6-foot-tall figure from about 100 feet away through a window.
- March 10: An account describing an 8- to 10-foot-tall “large black shadow” said not to resemble a bear.
According to a flurry of recent posts in the group, several bigfoot hunters claimed to have “locked eyes with a nine-foot-tall, brown-haired sasquatch.” The group has not released photographs, video or independently verified physical evidence tied to the reports.
“The Bigfoot community is extremely excited because we thought we’d never live through anything like this again where there’s a massive amount of sightings in such a short amount of time,” said Byron.
Source: Fox News, March 11, 2026.