Geographical Index > United States > Illinois > Tazewell County > Report # 55706
(Class A)
Submitted by witness on Monday, October 3, 2016.
Memory told of daytime encounter near Farmdale Park
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YEAR: 1957
SEASON: Winter STATE: Illinois COUNTY: Tazewell County LOCATION DETAILS: Presently location is in Farmdale Park, but when I was a kid it was private rural land. NEAREST TOWN: East Peoria NEAREST ROAD: Illinois Rt 8 OBSERVED: 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 came over a hill at the creek and saw a black hairy figure about 8 feet tall walking around a round hut built with sticks and branches in the middle of a blackberry patch. I had never heard of Bigfoot at that time but I'm sure it was him now. He didn't see me at first, I watched him picking berries terrified wondering what should I do. Then he saw me, looked straight at me and just disappeared!
I was gone 3 or 4 hours and don't know why. I don't remember leaving or walking home. All of a sudden I was walking up to my door at home.
Mother was mad because I was gone so long. I told her why and she just shrugged it off as if oh yeah sure you did !
OTHER WITNESSES: None TIME AND CONDITIONS: 1 pm ENVIRONMENT: Wooded, creek bottom
Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Stan Courtney:
I spoke with the witness by phone.
• The witness was 13 years old at the time of the sighting.
• The witness was 50 yards from the animal.
• The witness estimated the animal as being huge and the height at about 8 foot.
• The witness described the animal as being very humanoid in appearance.
• The witness stated that the animal moved away very quickly after seeing the witness watching him.
• He was only able to see the eyes because of the large amount of hair covering the face.
• The animal had medium length black hair.
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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