Third-hand
Bigfoot Society EP 660
Sasquatch sighting near Gorham, Illinois (1970)
1970–1979
early morning after night shift
Gorham, Illinois
1 witness
Account
Years ago a woman driving home from a night shift saw a large furry bipedal animal walking along the road near Gorham. Her son later found a line of tracks at the spot and made a plaster cast. The cast remains with the family and was shown at a local festival.
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What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Build src
- big, big
- Other features src
- furry, bipedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1970–1979
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
early morning after night shift
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| Place |
Gorham, Illinois
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| Map point |
37.7179, -89.4779 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Gorham village (GEOID 1730588), matched from nearest town 'Gorham'
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| Account type |
Third-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving home from night shift
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| Witness's word for it |
big, big, furry, bipedal animal
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| Creature |
Sasquatch / Bigfoot
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Evidence & investigation
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Cast
transcript:00:47:30-00:49:30
Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 660 Podcast Interview