La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has daylight sighting near Marseilles

I was driving down Dupont road which y's off at Seneca bridge to go under towards Marseilles and just before turning right onto Main street I seen something??? all I know is I said "what the hell is t...

August 2015

La Salle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Bow hunter sees an animal resembling a gorilla near Marseilles

I was bow hunting 20 ft up in a oak tree and could see 1/4 mile in most directions. It was in the bottomlands of the Illinois River in the country. I heard a noise about 40 yards from me in the thicke...

November 2012

La Salle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Possible activity experienced by a family near Utica

We were sitting around a campfire in our yard with our 3 dogs, when we heard coyotes howling-- nothing unusual. We see tracks and hear them frequently. The coyotes were howling and were then joined by...

October 2012

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Second nighttime sighting by motorcyclist north of Marseilles

Earlier this year I had a sighting near Marseilles, Report # 30003. Just this past week I had another sighting in the same area, just a bit further down the road. Again I was coming home from w...

October 2011

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Late night encounter by a motorcyclist outside of Marseilles

I work nights, and was riding my motorcycle home (Marseilles, IL) from work. At about 1 am I turned from Illinois Rt 71 south onto Marseilles road. Immediately after the turn there are 2 sharp curv...

July 2011

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has night-time sighting near bridge just south of Seneca

Now I work at night and I travel across the River Rd to Marseilles the next town to the west. The night of February 24th at or around 3 am while coming home, at the base of the new bridge to the so...

February 2011

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Hiker has a daylight sighting in Buffalo Rock State Park

I was standing on the frog effigy in Buffalo Rock State Park in Utica Illinois. I saw and heard the same big foot everybody else describes moving very fast and easily on the side of the steep embankme...

October 2010

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of encounters on a farm near Ottawa

From as long as i can remember.. in deer park township about a mile from caitlin park, just outside of illinois state starve rock park.. on my grandparents land..who are now deceased..from the earlies...

January 1999

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Woman recalls daylight sighting north of Marseilles

I have been watching your TV program for some time. I wondered if anyone in Illinois had seen something like me. This was about 20 years ago. I told my husband and others, but they laugh. So I never t...

January 1987

La Salle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Fisherman recalls his possible nighttime sighting near Vermilionville

My friend said he was fishing at the Vermilion River which is in central Illinois & flows into the Illinois river. Anyway he was leaving after dark in his truck and his dog was running ahead of him on...

July 1985

La Salle County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Campers have lengthy nightime encounter near Seneca

The following phone interview was conducted by Stan Courtney on the 13th of June, 2005. The witness does not have a computer or internet access so the information was entered with his permission. The ...

July 1983