Search Reports
Counties in Illinois with reports
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Adams County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Man recalls his face to face daylight encounter in Siloam Springs State Park
The following interview was conducted by Stan Courtney. The first name of the witness has been changed. I have also camped in my motor home in the same campground. John - Well, we camped over the ...
October 1972
Marion County Illinois (Class C) BFRO
Beige upright creature seen at a distance of 1000 yards near Kell
My mother observed a large, beige creature at the edge of a woods area, about 1000 yards from our house. The house was surrounded on 3 sides by cornfields and a densely wooded area surrounded that. It...
September 1972
Will County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of a nighttime road crossing near Coal City
It was in November of 1970 Thanksgiving weekend around 2:00 a.m. Going west on Lorenzo Rd 1 or 2 miles west of I-55 a big foot walked out in front of our car. It crossed the road real slow and had no ...
November 1970
Rock Island County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Creature seen at a flooded rock quarry near Hampton
I was with a friend,we were going to the quarry to go fishing at night,it was about 9pm,I was walking in the lead down a path to the quarry,the path drops off sharply at the edge of the quarry,about a...
September 1969
Fulton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of seeing a bigfoot on the side of a road along Middle Branch Creek
Years ago I had a strange experience as a kid. I was ten years old and I remember it was the summer time. My bedtime was 8:30 so I knew this had to have happened later in the evening as I was already ...
August 1969
Fulton County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Memory of seeing something chimp-like in the trees and being chased out of the woods near Brereton
Was at a creek where I hung out almost every summer with my brothers and friends. Was probably sometime in July,1969. there was a huge tree about 300 ft. from a bridge that went across the creek. Myse...
July 1969
Cook County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Nighttime sighting by motorists east of Carpentersville
In 1968, September, last part, a friend of mine and I were trying to find a place that 2 girls we met had invited us up to for the night somewhere east of Carpentersville. From looking at the maps fro...
September 1968
Williamson County Illinois (Class C) BFRO
Witnesses describe 'huge' black creature that throws dirt at them near Chittyville.
(#1) late July - early August 1968 (#2) 11 August 1968, 8:30 P.M. (#3) 12 - 18 August 1968 (#1) Residents in the area reported dogs barking louding and "carrying on" at night. (#2) Tim Bull...
August 1968
Calhoun County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Childhood memory told of seeing an upright, white animal while playing in a creek near Brussels
It was white. Not the typical dark color we hear about. Was in the woods next to a small area of water....
January 1968
Cook County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods
I was taking a bike ride along Des Plaines River in 08/67. I was very tired so I sat down on this fallen log and was watching the river. Across the river in the dark shadows of the forest a shadowy fi...
August 1967
Ogle County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Memory told of strange occurrences while growing up near Castle Rock State Park
I would love to talk to you about things that happen to me back in the 60's south of Oregon, IL. along Rock River. I do believe it was maybe a Bigfoot. I was raised in the Oregon, Illinois area. W...
October 1965
Douglas County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memories told of encounters experienced by a family living near Villa Grove
It was a clear cold November mid-afternoon day in 1964 me and my siblings had went outside with our mother to get fuel oil to burn in our stove while playing in the yard. We seen a upright black fi...
November 1964
Peoria County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of daytime encounter near Farmdale Park
Bigfoot in Farmdale park E. Peoria Illinois. I was about 13 years old. I'm 72 now. Snow on the ground I was carrying a gun in the woods hunting for birds, rabbits anything just killing time. I...
January 1957
Lawrence County Illinois (Class B) BFRO
Memory told of a possible childhood encounter at Georgefield Barracks
In 1953 I was a 10 year old girl living in George Field (Barracks), IL. George Field was a WWII air base for pilot training & the barracks housed airmen and brass. After the war the Barracks were conv...
August 1953
White County Illinois (Class A) BFRO
Memory told of encounter at a remote cabin at Sandy Run
I personally did not have an incident but my Aunt and Grandmother did. I am not certain the year. My aunt was a young girl and she is in her late 70's now. My grandparents bought a cabin for a week...
January 1945