First-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 1126
Odor near Alton, Illinois (1969)
1969
pitch black outside at night
Alton, Illinois
1 witness
Account
On another night at the same grandparent's home, the guest noticed a terrible sewer-like smell with windows open while waiting up after dark. She heard nails scraping on the sidewalk and saw a figure in the darkness, then became distressed and cried for fear about a returning family member. She later connected this memory to the same year's local monster reports.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1969
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
pitch black outside at night
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| Place |
Alton, Illinois
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| Map point |
38.9039, -90.1512 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Alton city (GEOID 1701114), matched from nearest town 'Alton'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sitting inside with windows open at night
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| Creature |
Unidentified
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Source timeline
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