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17 August 1979 West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois Class A #11273

Youth has sighting along abandoned railroad line on edge of West Frankfort

On a summer evening in the late 1970s, the witness rode a bicycle onto an abandoned railroad-bed trail near woods. Behind dumped washers and dryers the witness saw a hair-covered figure that stood upright, grunted, and shook a sapling. The witness fled east, looked back to see the figure on the trail, then watched it walk back into the treeline.

Partial sightingEyeshineVocalizationAnimal behaviour
September 1977 Plumfield, Franklin County, Illinois Class A #42945

Memory told of a daylight sighting along railroad tracks east of Plumfield

Two friends rode dirt bikes along railroad tracks to a creek under a trestle. They heard a noise and saw a large dark-haired creature on a nearby hill squatting and rubbing its back against a tree. Frightened, they left quickly on their bikes.

Full-body sighting
a couple of weeks ago Rocky Mount, Franklin County, Virginia Related account #31505

Sasquatch sighting near Rocky Mount, Virginia

A couple weeks before the July 2012 update, neighbors claimed a small bear ran out of the witness's backyard.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1986-87 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio Class A #14646

Fisherman Observes White Creature Swimming in Antrim Lake

The witness reports fishing at dawn on the shore of a quarry lake when bubbles rose and churned in the middle of the water. A large white entity surfaced, swam across the lake, exited on the far side, and walked up the bank into woods bordering a river. The witness estimated its size by comparing it to a cyclist at the exit point.

Full-body sighting
only one week later Franklin County, Ohio Related account #4557

Sasquatch sighting near Franklin County

About a week later another person reportedly saw the same thing in the same area, with a drawing shown on local television news.

Partial sighting
just as the witness was turning onto the path West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois Related account #11273

Sasquatch sighting near West Frankfort, Illinois

Two children on a motorcycle exited the trail saying a hobo was chasing them just as the witness entered.

Partial sighting
BFRO YEAR: 2002;2006 Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama Class A #15102

Daylight sighting by hunter near the Alabama / Mississippi border

Late one afternoon in December 2002 the witness was hunting along a fenceline near home when deer ran past and the witness's dog chased them then fled. Shortly after the witness heard movement in a pine thicket and saw a tall hairy biped emerge, run down the fenceline, cross the fence while chasing the deer, and disappear downhill in under a minute without acknowledging the witness. A follow-up interview added size and appearance details and noted missing pets and livestock near the home.

Full-body sighting
BFRO YEAR: 1978-79 KNOXVILLE, Franklin County, Mississippi Class A #12122

Morning sighting by hunter in Homochitto National Forest near Knoxville

The witness was deer hunting in the morning and waiting against a tree when a nearby deer spooked. He then heard heavy breathing and saw a tall hair-covered upright creature standing a few feet behind him. He fled leaving his gun, then returned with two companions to find large three-toed tracks leading to a creek.

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Several days later in the eveming Robertsvillem MO., Franklin County, Missouri Related account #20677

Growl near Robertsvillem MO., Missouri

Three relatives playing outside the garage heard a loud guttural sound near the original location and rolled under the garage door.

Growl
Often Occurred In Lonedell, Nearest City I Think Is Union., Franklin County, Missouri Related account #24879

Property disturbance near Occurred In Lonedell, Nearest City I Think Is Union., Missouri

Swan nests on a nearby pond were repeatedly disturbed with young missing.

Property disturbance
when he was younger Franklin County, Alabama #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2016/12/18/sc-ep283-sasquatch-and-smallpox

Sasquatch sighting near Franklin County

The witness and his father were fishing from a small boat when they noticed something in the water. It stood up, looked at them, then walked smoothly up a steep rocky bank and disappeared over the top. Neither discussed it until years later, and the sighting changed the witness's interests.

Full-body sighting
The next night Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Related account #3093

Sasquatch sighting near Hampton, Iowa

The next night the husband saw a dome-headed shadow from shoulders up outside the second-story bedroom window, then heard it move toward the bean field and let out a moan-like cry.

Partial sightingVocalization
About ten minutes later Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Related account #3093

Sasquatch sighting near Hampton, Iowa

About ten minutes later the witness saw something large and hairy moving in the shadows in the barn as dogs barked then suddenly stopped.

Partial sighting
Date unknown Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa Related account #3093

Footsteps near Hampton, Iowa

The husband heard something large and heavy running through the backyard by the fenceline and told the witness about it.

Footsteps