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Class C First-hand BFRO #3467

Witnesses describe 'huge' black creature that throws dirt at them near Chittyville.

15 August 1968 8:30 P.M. Chittyville, Williamson County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

On the evening of August 11, 1968, two people driving northeast of Chittyville reported encountering a large black hairy creature estimated at about 10 feet tall with an unusually large head. They claimed it threw dirt at them through the car window, frightening the passenger, before they left the area and notified police.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Interaction

Object throwing

Described appearance

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Height src
about 10 feet tall
Build src
huge
Hair colour src
black
Face src
round "hairy" face
Other features src
head as large as a steering wheel

Facts & provenance

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Date
15 August 1968
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
8:30 P.M.
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Chittyville, Williamson County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.85, -89.01 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3467 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
driving northeast of Chittyville
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
creature
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class C
Stated BFRO report #3467 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Other

depression in grass thought to be where a large animal rested

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Other

A main witness revisited the site the next day and found a grass depression thought to be where a large animal had rested.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

A main witness revisited the site the next day and found a grass depression thought to be where a large animal had rested.

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #3467 Primary
    Published 1968-08-10 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a0d99a7aa6cc
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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