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Bigfoot sighting near Eddyville, Illinois
19 Sep 2007 · Eddyville, Illinois, United States
A solo camper at Bell Smith Springs, Pope County, Illinois, heard wood knocks around midnight in September 2007 and footsteps about 20 yards away around 3 a.m.
Facts
- Reported as
- Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
- Date
- 19 Sep 2007
- Place
- Eddyville, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- vocal
- Point
- 37.521, -88.659
- Located within
- 167 m
- Time
- about 00:00, night
- Witness was
- camping
- Witnesses
- 1
- Distance
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Sounds
- footsteps, wood knock
- In the account
- alone, at camp, bipedal footsteps, felt fear, footprints found, wood knock
- 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
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- Possible vocalizations heard by camper near Williams Hill Pass in the Shawnee National Forest
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- Night time sighting by two witnesses at trailhead in Shawnee National Forest
- Late night screams heard near Rosiclare
- Two hikers describe hearing bigfoot-like sounds near Indian Point (Garden of the Gods)
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