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Bigfoot sighting near Edwardsville, Illinois
21 Oct 1978 · Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
Driving near a church outside Edwardsville, Illinois, a witness saw a large upright humanoid at about 11 am in October 1978 before it leaped into woods.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of a daytime sighting near Edwardsville
- Date
- 21 Oct 1978
- Place
- Edwardsville, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 38.777, -90.012
- Time
- about 11:00, daylight
- Witness was
- driving
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 9.1 m (30 ft)
- Height
- 2.6 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- running, standing
- In the account
- felt fear, firearm present, fired weapon, fog, in vehicle, leaped, on or by road, raining, reported years later, ruled out bear, stopped vehicle, thought bear first, told no one, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- 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
- Dusk sighting in a backyard near Edwardsville
- Series of three incidents describing a human sized creature near edge of Edwardsville
- Homeowner has nighttime sighting near Edwardsville
- Memory told of family encounters near Granite City
- Memory told of a possible sighting while parked in a car near Granite City
- Motorist observes possible nighttime road crossing near Troy
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