Bigfoot sighting near Villa Grove, Illinois
7 Nov 1964 · Villa Grove, Illinois, United States
Children near Villa Grove, Illinois, saw a dark upright figure in a corn field in November 1964, then found a two-toed footprint and hair at a hog house.
Facts
- Reported as
- Memories told of encounters experienced by a family living near Villa Grove
- Date
- 7 Nov 1964
- Place
- Villa Grove, Illinois, United States
- Evidence
- visual
- Point
- 39.821, -88.168
- Light
- daylight
- Witness was
- playing
- Witnesses
- 5
- Creatures
- 1
- Described as
- biped
- Behaviour
- standing, watching
- Sounds
- footsteps, growl
- Animals
- dogs reacted
- Traces
- hair
- In the account
- childhood memory, dog barked or chased, dog present, farm or orchard, felt fear, field or clearing, footprints found, growl, hair found, near home, only silhouette, reported years later, searched after, smell, witness yelled
- Tracks
- 43 cm (17.0 in) long, 2 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
- Memory told of possible vocalizations and footprints found near Atwood
- Memory of possible vocalizations and rock throwing southwest of Atwood
- Possible ongoing activity described and knocks recorded at a rural home near Paris
- Hunter describes strange encounters and finds a possible footprint near Kickapoo State Park
- Memory told of roadside sighting at night south of Rantoul
- Possible sounds heard, etc., in Kickapoo State Park
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