Memory told of daylight sighting along railroad tracks near Granite City
Account
Five children playing behind the family property during a get-together noticed something moving along the railroad tracks behind the yard. When they looked, it stopped, turned, and looked back at them from about 60 yards away before they ran back to the house in fright. They described it as a huge, tall, dark, muscular figure about seven and a half feet tall.
What was reported
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Sightings
Context & caveats
Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven and a half feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular with broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- very dark with gray mixed in
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- standing
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1978
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Afternoon early evening
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| Place |
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois
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| Map point |
38.7293, -90.1255 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Granite City city (GEOID 1730926), matched from nearest town 'Granite City'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
5
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing near barn during family get-together
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with two of the witnesses by phone.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41786 Primary