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Man remembers his daytime sighting as a youth living south of Hennepin witnessed in Putnam County, Illinois

Putnam County, Illinois

Near Hennepin

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Putnam County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

November 1986

In November 1986 I was on my bike (bmx). We just had snow, about one inch. I was riding it on the road. I looked down at the road and when I looked back up I saw something that I will never forget. It was bigfoot. It was only about fifty yards away from me crossing the road, all of eight foot tall, long light brown hair. I ran into the house to get a camera could not find one. Me and my sister did find footprints the next day. I live close to the river on a farm, a lot of woods. About five years ago there was a sighting about seven miles from where I live. There are people that just don't like to talk about it. I do know that they are out there.

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