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Bigfoot sighting near Riverton, Illinois
Sep 1996 · Riverton, Illinois, United States
A witness riding a minibike near the Sangamon River in Riverton, Illinois, saw a large reddish-haired hominoid stand by a tree, then walk into brush around 10 a.m. in 1996.
Facts
- Reported as
- Recollection of a daylight sighting as a youth in Riverton
- Date
- Sep 1996
- Place
- Riverton, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.849, -89.552
- Time
- about 10:00, daylight
- Witness was
- atv or snowmobile
- Witnesses
- 1
- Creatures
- 1
- Distance
- 23 m (75 ft)
- Height
- 2.1 m (7 ft)
- Described as
- heavy, reddish hair
- Behaviour
- standing, walking, watching
- In the account
- looked at witness, swamp or marsh, very tall
- 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
- Multiple witness motorist sighting on Rt 36 east of Riverton
- Motorist has possible nighttime sighting just north of Springfield on Veterans Parkway
- Nighttime road crossing between Rochester and East Lake Drive
- Man tells of the strange occurrences and his sighting as a teenager near Buckhart
- Possible sighting near University of Illinois Springfield soccer fields
- Two fishermen hear possible vocalizations then find footprints west of Warren
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