Not in Ohio myself but this is very familiar territory. We get big black cat reports round Glastonbury and the Somerset Levels quite regularly, been following them for years. The descriptions are always the same - something much larger than a domestic cat, low to the ground, moving fast.
What strikes me is how consistent witness accounts tend to be even when the people dont know each other. Size, movement, colour. Hard to dismiss that as mass hysteria or misidentification.
Have any of the Ohio sightings been near farmland? Over here thats almost always where they turn up, usually around dawn or dusk. Worth checking if theres any livestock losses in the same areas too, that often goes unreported but its a real indicator somethings out there.
Would love to hear more details if anyone has them. Photos, locations, time of day. The more data points the better picture we can build up.