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Bigfoot sighting near Murphysboro, Boscidale, Illinois
Jun 1957 · Murphysboro, Boscidale, Illinois, United States
A boy, about 12, saw an eight-foot reddish-haired creature at night near Murphysboro State Park lake, Illinois; it followed him to a relative's house where dogs reacted.
Facts
- Reported as
- Man tells of being followed by Bigfoot in the woods at night.
- Date
- Jun 1957
- Place
- Murphysboro, Boscidale, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.780, -89.373
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 3.0 m (10 ft)
- Duration
- 2 min
- Height
- 2.4 m (8 ft)
- Described as
- reddish hair, long length
- Behaviour
- standing, walking, watching
- Sounds
- footsteps
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- In the account
- alone, childhood memory, dog barked or chased, eyes seen, eyeshine, family lore, felt fear, flashlight, followed or paced, looked at witness, near home, near water, on trail, physical symptoms, red eyes, reported years later, ridge or mountain, silent movement, smell, smell musky, smell rotten, very tall, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 2 independent
Sources
- ManganiRead the report
- Oregon BigfootRead the report
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