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Bigfoot sighting near Gorham, Illinois
Apr 1978 · Gorham, Illinois, United States
A man mushroom hunting in daylight near Gorham, Illinois, saw a hairy black creature step out from a tree by a creek, then found footprints where it had stood.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of daylight sighting while mushroom hunting along Happy Hollow Road near Gorham
- Date
- Apr 1978
- Place
- Gorham, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.685, -89.492
- Time
- about 14:00, daylight
- Witness was
- other
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 27 m (90 ft)
- Described as
- black hair
- Behaviour
- standing
- In the account
- eyes seen, face seen, felt fear, footprints found, near water, returned to spot, searched after, 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
- Memory told of a possible sighting along Happy Hollow Road near Gorham
- Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
- Motorist reports his second sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
- Memory told of possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at Lake Kinkaid
- The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro
- Bigfoot sighting in Illinois, United States
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