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Multiple incidents near rural home outside Adel
The witness sat alone on the back patio at night facing the woods and spoke aloud. Three figures approached from different directions with audible walking and breaking limbs. The witness shone a flashlight on the closest one, seeing a large squatting outline with widely spaced bright green eyeshine, then went inside and still heard movement an hour later.
Possible footprints in the snow found in Bedford Park (with photos)
The witness was performing pest control service when they found a trail of large prints with toe impressions in snow. They took photos and video and tried to follow the trail until it ended where there was no snow. They did not see the maker of the prints. A follow-up phone call recorded estimates of 18 inches long by 8 inches wide with five toes and short steps.
Possible vocalization and footprint found near Bachelors Grove Cemetery
The witness and a companion visited Bachelor's Grove in the afternoon to check structures described in a prior report. They observed hand-made tree pyramids, an X, and an arch, heard a siren-like sound and faint mumbling voices, and saw no unknown animals. After the companion left, the witness found a large old footprint with visible toes and additional faint impressions forming a long-stride trackway.
Daylight sighting by a motorist near Brookfield Zoo
The witness was driving in the morning when they saw a very tall, hairy figure running through woods beside the road. They stopped, pulled over, and went back to the spot on foot. There they found broken branches and a strong musky odor but no tracks or fur.
Possible footprint and handprint found in Plum Creek Play Meadow - Forest Preserve
The witness reports finding a single large footprint along a forest trail in a small forest preserve and photographing it in daylight in July 2008. The print was estimated at 12 inches long and compared to a men's size 12 shoe. No creature was seen. A large hand print found the following summer is treated as a separate event.
Snowmobilers find several sets of large tracks on the Gun Flint Trail (w/photos)
The witness was snowmobiling with two companions in the Boundary Waters area when they found large human-like footprints in snow crossing lakes. They photographed the tracks over three days in March 2007 and reported measurements of about 16 inches long with a roughly six-foot stride. No figure was seen, only the tracks and an apparent light in one distant photo.
Structure or nest near Midlothian, Illinois
The witness describes finding a large teepee-like structure and dozens of bent, broken and twisted trees throughout the woods over about ten years.
Structure or nest near River Grove, Illinois
The witness returned to the area with a spouse in July 2014 and found a log structure resembling a shelter but saw no creature.
Handprint near Sauk Village, Illinois
The witness reported finding a single large possible hand print in the same area the following summer and photographing it in daylight.
Tree break near Adel, Georgia
The night before the main event the witness whistled and heard three limbs crack within 30 minutes.
Footsteps near Adel, Georgia
On three prior nights in preceding weeks the witness heard walking and limbs breaking approach the wood line then go quiet as if watching.
Tracks near Grand Marais, Minnesota
The witness and a companion found a more heavily used trail on the north side of the lake and photographed it, later noticing an apparent light from a tree in one photo.
Tracks near Grand Marais, Minnesota
The witness brought a visiting couple to view the prints, found another set missed the prior day, and took more photos.