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Bigfoot sighting in Illinois, United States
6 Jun 1973 · Illinois, United States
Three residents near Edwardsville, Illinois reported being chased by a red-eyed, human-sized creature in June 1973; one said it tore his shirt and scratched his chest.
Facts
- Reported as
- Series of three incidents describing a human sized creature near edge of Edwardsville
- Date
- 6 Jun 1973
- Place
- Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 38.809, -89.918
- Light
- night
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Height
- 1.7 m (6 ft)
- Behaviour
- approaching
- In the account
- broad shoulders, eyes seen, followed or paced, near water, red eyes, silent movement, smell, touched witness
- Account
- secondhand
- 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
- Homeowner has nighttime sighting near Edwardsville
- Motorist observes possible nighttime road crossing near Troy
- Memory told of a daytime sighting near Edwardsville
- Memory told of a sasquatch standing in headlights on Christmas Eve west of St. Jacob
- Possible daylight sighting by motorist on Illinois Route 4 outside Hamel
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