First-hand Related account BFRO #36667

Footsteps near Ottawa, Illinois

1980 to 1999 Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
Same witness, another occasion. This event is described inside another report — Memory told of encounters on a farm near Ottawa. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

Over many years the household heard loud walking and branch breaking at night, noticed quiet beforehand and foul smell, and found footprints and damaged rabbit cages.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
1980 to 1999
Stated BFRO report #36667 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
Derived BFRO report #36667 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Map point
41.30, -88.95 (± 2 km)
Derived BFRO report #36667 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 75% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (SOURCE_MAP_LAYER)

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2012-10-14 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a2f20cb57539
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