First-hand Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) #7241630d-f1bb-482c-939e-7d799c4fb2b2

Sasquatch sighting near Rockford, Illinois (2018)

2018 3 o'clock in the morning Rockford, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home alone around 3 a.m. and waited at a one-lane railroad underpass, noticing a foul odor and unease. Headlights then caught the side/back of a tall orange-haired biped stepping through tall grass about 40 feet away. The figure moved quickly out of view. The next day the witness paced the grass depth against own height and estimated about eight feet tall.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
8 feet tall, maybe taller
Build src
tall and lanky, thin, not overly muscular
Hair colour src
orange like an orangutan
Hair length src
long like an orangutan
Arms src
hair hanging off arms like an orangutan
Hands src
gray hands with fingers curled
Legs src
skinny legs
Feet src
gray heel, no pads seen
Gait src
moving fairly quickly, taking a step
Other features src
grayish skin on hands and heel

Facts & provenance

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Date
2018
Time of day
3 o'clock in the morning
Place
Rockford, Illinois
Map point
42.2588, -89.0646 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Rockford city (GEOID 1765000), matched from nearest town 'Rockford'
Account type
First-hand
Witnesses
1
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #7241630d-f1bb-482c-939e-7d799c4fb2b2 · transcript:00:18:21-00:20:19 · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Witness was
driving home from work in the early morning
Derived Sasquatch Chronicles (podcast, local transcripts) report #7241630d-f1bb-482c-939e-7d799c4fb2b2 · transcript:00:15:51-00:18:21 · read with 85% confidence
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Creature category
SASQUATCH

Source timeline

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