Bigfoot sighting near Murphysboro, Illinois

25 Jun 1973 · Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

Two people parked at a boat ramp near Murphysboro, Illinois, just before midnight in 1973, and a hairy 8-foot creature approached their car window; police later found footprints.

Facts

Date

25 Jun 1973

Place

Murphysboro, Illinois, United States

Evidence

track, visual, vocal

Point

37.775, -89.692

Located within

926 m

Time

about 23:00, night

Witness was

other

Witnesses

2

Creatures

1

Height

2.4 m (8 ft)

Behaviour

approaching

Sounds

scream

In the account

approached, footprints found, in vehicle, near water, nothing found after, scream, searched after, very tall, witness fled

Account

secondhand

Sources

1 independent

Sources

• John GreenRead the report

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