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Bigfoot sighting near Colchester, Illinois
Jul 2009 · Colchester, Illinois, United States
Two hikers near Argyle Lake State Park, Illinois, in summer 2009: one saw a crouching creature by a dead tree, after a silent woods and a strong smell; he later heard similar calls at night.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Possible sighting of animal playing peek-a-boo at Argyle Lake State Park
- Date
- Jul 2009
- Place
- Colchester, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 40.454, -90.790
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- hiking
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 1.1 m (4 ft)
- Behaviour
- crossing road, crouching
- Animals
- birds silent, wildlife silent
- In the account
- crossed road, crouched, felt watched, followed or paced, near water, on or by road, repeat location, ruled out bear, smell, smell musky, thought bear first, told no one, witness fled, woods silent
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent (5 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
Nearby sightings
- Daylight sighting by a camper in Argyle Lake State Park
- Motorist has possible nighttime sighting near Blandinsville
- Deer hunter sees large hairy black creature that "plays peekaboo" near Webster
- Memory told of a close encounter by motorists just north of Rushville
- Daylight sighting by resident near Vermont Lake
- Possible eye-shine and sighting at a rural home near Stronghurst
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