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Dogman sighting near Decatur, Illinois (1984)

getting to be wintertime 1984 late night, moon bright Decatur, Illinois 1 witness

Account

Late on a bright-moon winter night after the house had been quiet, a thunderous bang shook the wall. The guest looked up and saw a dog-like face with a white toothy grin and yellow eyes looking down through the upper pane, nose pressed to glass. After staring, it slid toward the open window above his head making a squeak on glass, banged the wall again, and the guest fled to the living room couch. He avoided the room, kept curtains closed, and the family moved that spring.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
around seven feet, at least seven feet
Hair colour src
black skin
Hair length src
no hair at all
Face src
German shepherd shape, larger head
Eyes src
yellow dog eyes
Posture src
standing looking down through window
Other features src
mouthful of nothing but canines, inch and a half long, big toothy grin, ears pointing straight back

Facts & provenance

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Date
getting to be wintertime 1984
Time of day
late night, moon bright
Place
Decatur, Illinois
Map point
39.8560, -88.9337 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Decatur city (GEOID 1718823), matched from nearest town 'Decatur'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Figures reported
1
Witness was
laying in bed reading late at night
Witness's word for it
a dog
Creature category
DOGMAN

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2017-11-03 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Listen from 0:28:36 (account ends about 0:38:30) Hash e3bb85c50c46
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The report refers to

  • “[name withheld] writes fall 1984 laying in bed reading Christine past midnight Dogman letter”
    Not in the Anomadex yet