Bigfoot sighting near Reevesville, Illinois
15 Oct 1989 · Reevesville, Illinois, United States
Teens near Reevesville, Illinois reported a tall two-legged creature near an abandoned cabin in October 1989, then growls, running and a bad smell at a house months later.
Facts
- Reported as
- One sighting in October near a cabin, then another incident six months later less than a mile away from the first incident
- Date
- 15 Oct 1989
- Place
- Reevesville, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 37.358, -88.742
- Located within
- 926 m
- Light
- night
- Witness was
- hiking
- Witnesses
- 3
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 9.1 m (30 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- aggressive display, approaching, running
- Sounds
- footsteps, growl
- In the account
- approached, bipedal footsteps, field or clearing, followed or paced, growl, heavy breathing, near home, nothing found after, on trail, searched after, smell, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- firsthand
- Sources
- 3 independent (6 listings)
Sources
- BFRORead the report
- BFRO (full-text copy)Read the report
- BFRO (KML copy)Read the report
- John GreenRead the report
- ManganiRead the report
- BFRO (Renner copy)Read the report
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- Possible footprints found near Metropolis
- Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis
- Youth watches animal digging in burn barrel behind home near Metropolis.
- Cougar research interrupted by wood knocks at Bell Smith Springs
- Motorist has a nighttime sighting near Karnak
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