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Bigfoot sighting near Mackinaw River, Pek, Illinois
1971 · Mackinaw River, Pek, Illinois, United States
Around 1970-1972, at dusk near Pekin, Illinois, a witness saw something come out of a barn door while dogs barked for about three hours.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Mackinaw River, Pekin, Illinois
- Date
- 1971
- Place
- Mackinaw River, Pek, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 40.531, -89.731
- Located within
- 16 km
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 53 m (175 ft)
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- dog barked or chased, felt fear, firearm present, investigator visited, killed animal, near home, nothing found after, reported years later, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- Bigfoot EncountersRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
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