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Bigfoot sighting near Kell, Illinois
15 Sep 1972 · Kell, Illinois, United States
In September 1972 near Kell, Illinois, a woman at home saw a beige upright creature at a woods edge about 1000 yards off; it stood, watched, and walked into woods as dogs reacted.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Beige upright creature seen at a distance of 1000 yards near Kell
- Date
- 15 Sep 1972
- Place
- Kell, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 38.477, -88.908
- Located within
- 4.8 km
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- at home
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 914 m (3,000 ft)
- Duration
- 18 s
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- crouching, standing, walking, watching
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- Traces
- bed
- In the account
- bed or nest found, crouched, dog barked or chased, dog present, looked at witness, ruled out bear, thought bear first, walked away calmly, walked upright
- 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
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