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Bigfoot sighting near Seneca, Illinois
Jul 1983 · Seneca, Illinois, United States
Two campers in woods near Seneca, Illinois, saw an upright figure circle their firelit camp at night in July 1983, then it ran into the camp and followed them to a road.
Facts
- Reported as
- Campers have lengthy nighttime encounter near Seneca
- Date
- Jul 1983
- Place
- Seneca, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 41.295, -88.595
- Located within
- 696 m
- Time
- about 20:00, night
- Witness was
- camping
- Witnesses
- 2
- Creatures
- 1
- Duration
- 4.2 h
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- approaching, crossing road, running, walking
- In the account
- approached, at camp, campfire, circled camp, crossed road, felt fear, firearm present, followed or paced, heavy breathing, on or by road, reported years later, smell, smell musky, smell rotten, very tall, walked upright, witness fled
- Account
- investigator interviewed
- 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
- Motorist has daylight sighting near Marseilles
- Motorist has night-time sighting near bridge just south of Seneca
- Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca
- Three men have daylight sighting near Seneca
- Two teenagers have sighting east of Seneca
- Bow hunter sees an animal resembling a gorilla near Marseilles
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