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Bigfoot sighting near Pontiac, Illinois
Oct 1977 · Pontiac, Illinois, United States
A bow hunter in a tree stand near Pontiac, Illinois, saw a hair-covered biped stand about 20 yards away at dawn in October 1977, then walk off after about four minutes.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memory told of a possible sighting at dawn by a hunter in his tree stand southeast of Pontiac
- Date
- Oct 1977
- Place
- Pontiac, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 40.825, -88.502
- Light
- twilight
- Witness was
- hunting
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 18 m (60 ft)
- Duration
- 4 min
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- approaching, standing, walking, watching
- Sounds
- footsteps
- In the account
- alone, approached, bipedal footsteps, broad shoulders, farm or orchard, felt fear, firearm present, followed or paced, hunting season, looked at witness, no neck, very tall, walked away calmly, walked upright, witness fled
- 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
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