YEAR: 1975

SEASON: Fall

MONTH: October

STATE: Illinois

COUNTY: Champaign County

LOCATION DETAILS: Creature came out of ditch low to ground then stood up on two legs disappeared out of headlights into the dark.

NEAREST TOWN: Rantoul

NEAREST ROAD: Country road

OBSERVED: I spoke with the witness by phone.

In summary:

• The animal was 7 feet tall.
• The animal was very hairy and beefy in appearance.
• The hair was dark brown.
• The animal was very close to the car, perhaps 30 feet.
• The animal was very well lit by the headlights of the vehicle.
• The animal as it came out of the ditch was initially on all fours and then stood up on two legs and walked away.
• Although there are no large woods in the immediate area there are wooded creeks.
• The waterway is known as the Upper Salt Fork Drainage Ditch.

ALSO NOTICED: None

OTHER WITNESSES: 2 witnesses

OTHER STORIES: None

TIME AND CONDITIONS: Evening

ENVIRONMENT: Harvested farm ground no trees small creek

Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Stan Courtney:

About BFRO Investigator Stan Courtney:

Stan Courtney has a special interest in wildlife audio recording. He has attended numerous BFRO Expeditions. See Stan's blog StanCourtney.com for recordings he has collected over the years.

Stan Courtney can be reached at [email protected]

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