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Bigfoot sighting near Manteno,Il, Illinois
2 Jul 2011 · manteno,il, Illinois, United States
At about 11 pm on July 2, 2011, a fisherman on the Kankakee River near Manteno, Illinois heard footsteps, a growl and a whoop and smelled a pungent odour but saw nothing.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Family experiences strange occurences while fishing Kankakee River
- Date
- 2 Jul 2011
- Place
- manteno,il, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- vocal
- Point
- 41.207, -88.013
- Located within
- 137 m
- Time
- about 23:00, night
- Witness was
- fishing
- Witnesses
- 4
- Distance
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Sounds
- footsteps, growl, whoop
- In the account
- campfire, felt watched, growl, near water, repeat location, smell, whoop
- 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
Nearby sightings
- Family describes multiple incidents in Custer Park, 45 SE of Chicago
- Memory told of a nighttime road crossing near Coal City
- Fisherman has closeup encounter with a juvenile near Kankakee
- Hiker has daylight sighting in Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve
- Motorists have nighttime sighting north of Matteson
- Motorists have possible nighttime sighting in Green Belt Forest Preserve
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