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Summer 1978 Pawnee, Sangamon County, Illinois Class B #28370

Memory told of a possible encounter and footprint found along Horse Creek north of Pawnee

Two companions walking along a wooded driveway in the afternoon heard unidentified tapping sounds and entered the woods to investigate. They found freshly matted grass and a human-like bare footprint with five toes in dried mud. Shortly after, the companion shouted to run as loud timber-breaking crashes and movement occurred in dense undergrowth behind him. The reporter did not see the source, but the companion reportedly saw something about seven feet tall, after which both fled to the driveway.

Unidentified soundTracksTree breakMovement onlyPartial sighting
1976–1977 Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois Class A #28545

Man tells of the strange occurrences and his sighting as a teenager near Buckhart

Four people drove to a hilltop clearing at night and parked with the engine off to listen. After hearing twigs crunching as something circled their position, those in the back seat noticed a figure behind the vehicle. The witnesses in front then glimpsed a tall dark bipedal figure with red reflected eyes ducking behind a tree, prompting them to start the vehicle and leave immediately.

Partial sightingEyeshineFootsteps
this summer Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Unidentified sound near Chatham, Illinois

The witness said the same couch-window creaking noise with the dog watching the window had happened seven or eight times that summer.

Unidentified sound
October 23, 2011 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Tracks near Chatham, Illinois

On an October night the witness and dog heard creaking at the living-room window, and next morning the witness found a large footprint in fresh landscaping and photographed it with a tape measure.

TracksUnidentified sound
Last night, it was probably after 10 Chatham, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #29612

Footsteps near Chatham, Illinois

Late at night the witness heard heavy steps in twigs, called out and heard a whoo-oo reply, then distant coyotes and nearby high-pitched child-like chatter, while the dog froze.

FootstepsWhoopUnidentified sound
One fall evening Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois Related account #28545

Vocalization near Rochester, Illinois

The witness and a companion sat in a parked vehicle on a hilltop at night and heard a low wet rolling sound growing closer before driving away.

Vocalization