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Bigfoot sighting near Pawnee, Illinois
1978 · Pawnee, Illinois, United States
Two friends heard tapping and a crash in creek woods near Pawnee, Illinois, found matted grass and a five-toed footprint, and a state trooper later came to investigate.
The account itself raises a hoax or a misidentification.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of a possible encounter and footprint found along Horse Creek north of Pawnee
- Date
- 1978
- Place
- Pawnee, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.657, -89.570
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- walking
- Witnesses
- 2
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Sounds
- tree break
- In the account
- branches breaking, felt fear, footprints found, investigator visited, near water, very tall, witness fled
- Tracks
- 28 cm (11.0 in) long, 5 toes
- 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
- Vocalizations recorded and possible footprint found near Sugar Creek
- Possible sighting near University of Illinois Springfield soccer fields
- Possible footprint found on edge of Chatham
- Nighttime road crossing between Rochester and East Lake Drive
- Two paranormal investigators find possible evidence at Cumberland Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Motorist spots a tall hairy biped chasing deer near Edinburg
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