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Cass County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Tracks found on a creek bed near Chandlerville

I was 16 years old and I worked for my uncle on a farm by Chandlerville, IL. It was mid-December. We just got done feeding cattle. We decided to take a break and go target practicing behind the farm. ...

December 1991

St. Clair County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Woman recalls her night time sighting while fishing behind her home near Columbia

I'm 51 yrs old. My sighting happened twenty odd years ago but I need to tell someone about it. I've finally come to grips with it and now it's time just to tell someone...who won't think I'm a nut-cas...

November 1991

Pulaski County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Young man hears nighttime vocalizations and is followed in woods near Mounds

It was midsummer of 1990, I was living alone in a mobile home in the woods adjoining Shawnee National Forest. I decided to go for a walk in the woods because I was bored and was thinking about shootin...

January 1990

Johnson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

One sighting in October near a cabin, then another incident six months later less than a mile away from the first incident

I have had two encounters, both when I was about 15, both occured in the wooded hills near the home where I grew up. The first incident was at an abandoned cabin where four friends and I hiked to one ...

October 1989

Marion County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Hunter has daylight sighting near Sandoval

In late October of 1989, about 4:00 in the afternoon while out hunting in an area that I was very familiar with. I had spent about three hours hunting, and was heading back to my vehicle. While walkin...

October 1989

Jackson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Close encounter while fishing remembered near Giant City State Park

I had previously written an Email to BFRO and explained my encounter with a sasquatch that we called the big muddy monster at a pond called A-41. Well guess what, I was just watching TV and they just ...

January 1989

Macoupin County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of sighting at night along SR 108 near Hagaman

It was around the year 1989. I was working at McDonald's in Carlinville, Il and I had closed that night. I was headed home at around 1:00 a.m. or 2:00 a.m. I was headed west on IL Hwy 108. I was going...

January 1989

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

Whiteside County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Youth has nighttime sighting along Rock River

I was about 16 or 17 yrs old. My family lived along the Rock River. My parents and sister had gone shopping and I was home alone. We had a dachshund and a mixed breed that started to go nuts around 7 ...

November 1986

Putnam County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Man remembers his daytime sighting as a youth living south of Hennepin

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...

November 1986

Piatt County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Memory told of possible vocalizations and footprints found near Atwood

The following incidents occurred between the years 1984 and 1986 around our woods which is located just south of the intersection of E300 N Rd 300 and county road 1425 Northwest of Atwood Illinois. At...

January 1986

Morgan County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Memory told of a possible sighting at night in a pasture east of Jacksonville

It was winter in 1986-87 in Central Illinois, Morgan county, just 3 miles east of Jacksonville off the old state road. Myself and another friend were riding a 3 wheeler in the snow thru a pasture a...

January 1986

Henderson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Daytime sighting by two arrowhead hunters near Gulfport

My friend and I were out arrowhead hunting. It was late September 1985. We were driving looking for a good spot when I spotted a ridge that was a wash out. I told her to pull over and hunt there becau...

September 1985

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

Fulton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Midday observation by young hunters near Glasford

my experience happened back in 1985 or 6. a friend of mine his little brother dad and my dog were out hunting. i used to take the dog huntin everything. my friend and i were on a hill looking down int...

January 1985

Massac County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Youth watches animal digging in burn barrel behind home near Metropolis.

When I was probably ten years old was the very first time I ever seen it. I saw the back motion light come on, I ran back to the back bedroom and peeked through the blinds. It was digging in the tr...

January 1985

Kane County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Coon hunters hear vocalizations and footprints found near Burlington

This happened in the early winter of 1984. A friend and I decided to go out shining coon; we had a warm spell and we thought the animals would be out. We headed back to the woods about 11 pm, and a...

November 1984

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of nighttime sighting by motorists on New Douglas Road

My mother and I were traveling between New Douglas and Livingston on New Douglas Rd heading west to Livingston. It was dark and in the headlights we both saw it run from the left side of the road to t...

January 1984

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

Whiteside County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Youth has daylight sighting in corn field near Rock Falls

I believe it was a saturday morning, late summer of 80-81 I don't recall the year exactly, I was 8 or 9 years old been awhile. however the incident is very vivid.... I was in the garage that morning s...

July 1981

Madison County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Memory told of a sasquatch standing in headlights on Christmas Eve west of St. Jacob

It was Xmas eve 12/24/1980 app. 7:00pm. It was very very cold. I had just turned onto IL. R.R. 4 4 heading north and was picking up speed when I saw something in the middle of the road. There was no o...

December 1980

Fulton County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Youth has daylight sighting in swampy area near Canton Lake

I was at my grandparents. They lived at Canton Lake. I went down to the bottom of the hill, where they lived to smoke. I heard a loud crushing noise to my right. Keep in mind there is a cornfield in t...

April 1980

Jackson County Illinois (Class C) BFRO

The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro

In the early eighties and late seventies many incidents concerning what could only be classified as an unidentified homonid were reported in the area of Southern Ill. In particular, the area of Jackso...

January 1980

Macon County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Homeowner recalls night time sighting in NW Decatur

I know this is a years-old report, but.. I've only told 3 people about this, EVER. If I hadn't just read that another sighting occurred near the same area previously, I still wouldn't say anything....