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November 2016 Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #55934

Nighttime sighting near Sunset Lake west of Girard

The witness was driving home at night when a tall bipedal animal crossed in front of the vehicle and went into the woods across from the house. The animal was described as 7 to 8 feet tall and muscular, covered in matted burgundy to brick-red hair about 4 inches long, with a grayish pale face whose features could not be discerned. The witness thought it might have been scavenging fish along a nearby lake bank.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
8 November 2008 Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #25273

Possible sighting, wood knocks and vocalizations west of Girard

The witness described living at a wooded property for about a year with repeated nighttime disturbances. On one occasion in heavy fog the witness saw a large dark bipedal shape, later estimated at about seven feet tall and very muscular. The sighting occurred amid other reported howls, tree knocks, and signs of activity around the house and woods.

Silhouette
1994–1995 Bunker Hill, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #23418

Camper has nighttime sighting outside of Bunker Hill

Late at night on July 4th while camping behind a relative's house, the witness left the campsite with a flashlight to use the bathroom. About a minute down the trail, a large dark-furred biped crossed the trail about 20 feet away, paused to look at the witness after the witness gasped, then walked away. The witness dropped the flashlight, ran back to camp panicked, and later declined to sleep outside.

Full-body sightingGrowlUnidentified soundAnimal behaviour
20 November 1993 Hettick, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #37697

Memory told of a sighting at dawn while deer hunting north of Hettick

The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand at sunrise when they heard twigs snapping and then a very loud yell/scream. A dark brown figure walking upright, estimated at 6.5 to 7 feet tall, then crossed about 20 yards between two timber areas. The figure did not appear concerned by the witness's presence.

Full-body sightingScream
September 1992 Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #24673

Large shaggy creature crosses road behind girls walking at night near Carlinville

In September 1992 the witness and three companions were walking around a lake at night when a tall hairy biped crossed the road very close behind them. The witness and a sister saw it, screamed, and the group ran back to the house where they stayed awake fearfully the rest of the night. The height was later revised from about 13 feet to eight to nine feet, with shaggy dark hair and a husky build described.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
BFRO YEAR: 1989? Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois Class A #43348

Memory told of sighting at night along SR 108 near Hagaman

The witness was driving west on a highway late at night after closing work when she saw a tall dark creature standing beside the road near a bridge. As her car drew even with it, the creature turned toward the car and reached out with its right hand. Frightened, she accelerated and drove away.

Full-body sighting