First-hand Related account BFRO #32196

Howl near Granite City, Illinois

Summer 1978 Granite City, Madison County, Illinois 2 witnesses
Same witness, another occasion. This event is described inside another report — Memory told of family encounters near Granite City. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

The witness and a friend spending the night in the barn hay loft heard a loud howl at dusk and later heard heavy breathing and bipedal footsteps moving in the barn below without seeing the source.

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Date
Summer 1978
Stated BFRO report #32196 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Granite City, Madison County, Illinois
Derived BFRO report #32196 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Map point
38.75, -90.15 (± 1000 m)
Derived BFRO report #32196 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)
Witnesses
2
Stated BFRO report #32196 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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