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Bigfoot sighting in Illinois, United States
1970 · Vermilion County, Kickapoo State Park, Illinois, United States
A 12-year-old and a friend saw a tall, dark-haired ape-like creature drinking at a stream in Vermilion County, Illinois, in daylight, then it moved off into the woods.
Facts
- Reported as
- Vermilion County, Illinois 1970
- Date
- 1970
- Place
- Vermilion County, Kickapoo State Park, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 40.234, -87.614
- Located within
- 3.2 km
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 61 m (200 ft)
- Duration
- 3 min
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- dark brown hair, biped
- Behaviour
- drinking, standing, watching
- In the account
- bare face, childhood memory, crouched, dog barked or chased, eyes seen, family lore, felt fear, likened to ape, looked at witness, near home, near water, red eyes, reported years later, seen through window, smell, smell rotten, thought person first, very tall, walked upright, witness fled, woken by it
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
Nearby sightings
- Bigfoot sighting near Elwood, Indiana
- Bigfoot sighting near Vermillion County, Illinois
- Two men have encounter while fishing
- Possible sounds heard, etc., in Kickapoo State Park
- Hunter describes strange encounters and finds a possible footprint near Kickapoo State Park
- Numerous large footprints seen by rabbit hunters near Wabash River
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