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Bigfoot sighting near Harrisburg, Illinois
18 Nov 2005 · Harrisburg, Illinois, United States
A 14-year-old hunter saw a large, dark, two-legged figure walk toward him before dawn near Mitchellville, Illinois, then run into the treeline.
Facts
- Reported as
- Youth has pre-dawn encounter on the way to deer stand near Mitchellville
- Date
- 18 Nov 2005
- Place
- Harrisburg, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.630, -88.550
- Time
- about 05:00, night
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 14 m (48 ft)
- Duration
- 12 s
- Height
- 2.3 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- running, walking
- In the account
- alone, approached, childhood memory, family lore, firearm present, hunting season, no smell noted, only silhouette, repeat location, silent movement, thought person first, 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
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- Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
- Late night screams heard near Rosiclare
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