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Bigfoot sighting near East Peoria, Illinois
1957 · East Peoria, Illinois, United States
A 13-year-old hunter in winter 1957 near Farmdale Park, East Peoria, Illinois, saw a black hairy 8-foot figure at a stick hut in a berry patch at 1 pm, then lost time.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of daytime encounter near Farmdale Park
- Date
- 1957
- Place
- East Peoria, Illinois, United States
- Point
- 40.679, -89.490
- Time
- about 13:00, daylight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- black hair
- Behaviour
- walking, watching
- Traces
- structure
- In the account
- alone, childhood memory, felt fear, firearm present, food source nearby, hunting season, looked at witness, near water, paranormal, reported years later, snow on ground, vanished, very tall
- 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
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