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Bigfoot sighting near Brereton and Norris, Illinois
12 Jul 1969 · Brereton and Norris, Illinois, United States
Three boys on a bridge over a creek near Canton Lake in Fulton County, Illinois, saw a chimp-sized creature swinging through a tree about 300 ft away for five minutes in July 1969.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory of seeing something chimp-like in the trees and being chased out of the woods near Brereton
- Date
- 12 Jul 1969
- Place
- Brereton and Norris, Illinois, United States
- Point
- 40.612, -90.016
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 91 m (300 ft)
- Duration
- 5 min
- Height
- 1.2 m (4 ft)
- Behaviour
- climbing
- In the account
- felt fear, followed or paced, likened to ape, near water, returned to spot, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 1 independent (4 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Memory told of seeing a bigfoot on the side of a road along Middle Branch Creek
- Hikers find possible footprints by a cornfield north of Norris
- Nighttime sighting near a dumpster by a bicyclist in Canton
- Wood knock and possible nighttime sighting east of Canton Lake
- Youth has daylight sighting in swampy area near Canton Lake
- Midday observation by young hunters near Glasford
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