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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.

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3 November 2014 Hagaman, Macoupin County, Illinois Class B #46917

Motorist has possible nighttime sighting near Hagaman Bottoms

The witness was driving home from work in the late afternoon when they saw an upright figure cross the highway ahead and continue north. By the time the witness reached the crossing point, the figure was no longer visible. The witness described this as their second sighting in the Hagaman Bottoms area.

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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.

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