1 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,560 Hello and welcome to the program UFO Warning. 2 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,480 In this episode, we're talking about Bigfoot reports from 3 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:13,360 Illinois. That's correct, Bigfoot reports 4 00:00:13,360 --> 00:00:16,600 from Illinois. I found this first article here 5 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:21,080 on Journal Stars, pjstar.com, pjstar.com. 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:23,160 I'll put these over at Kofi today. 7 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:27,760 Title says I was just stunned Peoria truck driver in viral 8 00:00:27,760 --> 00:00:32,439 video after seeing Bigfoot in rural Peoria County Written by 9 00:00:32,439 --> 00:00:38,280 David Eminian Peoria Journal Star says this is dated October 10 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:41,760 18th, 2024. Peoria. 11 00:00:42,040 --> 00:00:46,280 Neither rain nor snow nor sleet nor hail shall keep the postman 12 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:49,800 from there pointed rounds. Not even if Bigfoot is involved. 13 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:53,080 A Peoria truck driver transporting mail for the US 14 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:56,440 Postal Service in a 24 foot truck in rural central Illinois 15 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:00,920 reported seeing a huge creature alongside the road believed to 16 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,200 be Bigfoot. While completing his route on 17 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,600 October 5th, he was interviewed by Bigfoot investigators who 18 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,200 labeled it as an official sighting of the mysterious 19 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:14,760 massive creature, also popularly known as Sasquatch or Skunk 8. 20 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:18,960 Troubled by what he saw, truck driver Gary Rutherford junior 21 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:24,440 look for Bigfoot research online found a community message board 22 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:27,920 and posted his encounter. Bigfoot researchers and 23 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:31,800 investigators found him from that report and now his tales. 24 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:37,040 Part of a viral video on TikTok, it has 360,000 views and more 25 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,360 than 830 comments in less than 24 hours. 26 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:44,880 The information from the video came in came via a post from 27 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,360 Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization founder Matt 28 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:52,480 Moneymaker, who Co hosted the show Finding Bigfoot, which 29 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,240 aired on Animal Planet from 2011 to 2016. 30 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:59,840 I'm not calling it Bigfoot. The investigators have concluded 31 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:02,800 that's what it was, and I accept that, Rutherford said. 32 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:06,200 All I know is it scared the absolute hell out of me. 33 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,080 I can't get it out of my mind. I thought about it for days and 34 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,760 felt like I needed to tell someone, report it. 35 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:16,480 That's how I ended up online. Now I'm hearing from people all 36 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:19,120 over the place. Rutherford Junior is not alone. 37 00:02:19,400 --> 00:02:22,640 The TikTok video is packed with comments from viewers talking 38 00:02:22,640 --> 00:02:25,480 about their own encounters with Bigfoot in the Peoria area. 39 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,920 One comment noted someone has erected a giant cut out of 40 00:02:28,920 --> 00:02:32,520 Bigfoot on the top of a hill between 2 fields on a road 41 00:02:32,520 --> 00:02:36,800 between Glassford and Mapleton. Gary Rutherford Junior is a 42 42 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,160 year old Peoria native. His son, Gary Rutherford, the 43 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,880 third, was a star linebacker for Peoria High School and is now a 44 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:48,200 red shirt freshman at Wyoming. Rutherford drives for 10 Roads 45 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:52,080 Express, a Peoria trucking firm that moves mail for the US 46 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:54,720 Postal Service. I have a regular route. 47 00:02:54,880 --> 00:02:57,760 I've been driving for about a year and a half, Rutherford 48 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,200 junior said. I leave from downtown Peoria and 49 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,080 head out to surrounding small towns. 50 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,840 I take Route 9 between Glassford and Canton six days a week. 51 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:11,960 On October 5th I was maybe 3/4 of a mile onto Route 9, had my 52 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:16,880 little beams on, still fairly dark, was around 6:00 AM when I 53 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:19,320 saw it. I didn't process this thing 54 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:22,000 until I was right up on it. I did a double take. 55 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:25,760 It was standing, 2 legs, brown fur. 56 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:29,640 I drove past it in about 5 seconds and that moment it 57 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:33,120 locked eyes with me. Orange yellowish glowing eyes 58 00:03:33,480 --> 00:03:37,560 and I realized it was eye to eye even though I was still, even 59 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,880 though I was sitting high up in a 24 foot truck. 60 00:03:41,320 --> 00:03:43,920 So I estimated the thing had to be 8 feet tall. 61 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,200 I was just stunned trying to figure out what I saw. 62 00:03:47,920 --> 00:03:49,920 He arrived in Canton to offload his mail. 63 00:03:50,320 --> 00:03:52,320 Shaken, he told employees there about it. 64 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:56,360 Later on, he told family members he went back in daylight to look 65 00:03:56,360 --> 00:03:59,800 at the area, hoping to find footprints, but it was heavily 66 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,520 lined by grass. The encounter really bothered 67 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:06,400 him, so he started to research Bigfoot sites online and found a 68 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,560 message board where he posted his story. 69 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:11,120 Bigfoot investigators contacted him. 70 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,200 The TikTok video happened. He got teased by some people, 71 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,920 supported by others. But he has an ongoing mystery to 72 00:04:18,920 --> 00:04:21,600 square in his mind. And he still drives that route 73 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,560 every day. That's all he can do. 74 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:27,000 The truck is equipped with an exterior camera but is only 75 00:04:27,000 --> 00:04:29,240 triggered to start taping if there is a collision. 76 00:04:29,680 --> 00:04:33,120 I replay it over and over every day in my mind, Rutherford said. 77 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:36,560 That thing was just so huge. It was walking along the side of 78 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:39,960 the road like it was getting ready to cross and it was just 79 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:43,520 me and him out there. I think it was, I think it was a 80 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:48,160 surprise as I was then. It says history of Bigfoot the 81 00:04:48,440 --> 00:04:51,480 in the Peoria area. The online research group 82 00:04:51,560 --> 00:04:54,120 Bigfoot Field Research Organization interviewed 83 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:57,560 Rutherford and filed his report online where I can still be 84 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,040 seen. Here are other reports in the 85 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:03,960 area since August 2011. A man walking along a Creek bed 86 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,240 in Peoria County reported to finding extremely large 87 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,920 footprints in the mud and took pictures posted with his report 88 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:14,640 on BFRO. May 2010 A mushroom hunter in 89 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:18,440 Princeville near Evans Mill Road and Jubilee College State Park 90 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,160 area found footprints larger than 16 inches long with a 91 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:27,000 stride of four feet. His lab alerted and was scared 92 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:30,120 and he left the area after hearing animal type screams. 93 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:32,760 And the dogs don't seem to like them too much. 94 00:05:33,280 --> 00:05:36,520 October 2007 A Deer Hunter in Jubilee State Park saw a tall 95 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:41,440 creature walking at dusk through a clearing from 120 yards away. 96 00:05:41,840 --> 00:05:45,240 The hunter said the creature's coat was brownish and red and it 97 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:49,440 appeared to be over 8 feet tall. Also, there have been 12 reports 98 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:54,320 of Bigfoot encounters in Fulton County since 1969 and three in 99 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:58,080 Teaswell County going back to 1957. 100 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,920 Yeah, it does seem like quite a few for this one particular 101 00:06:01,920 --> 00:06:03,880 area. Well, we'll go over here to 102 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:07,080 Bigfoot Research Organization and looks in these reports up. 103 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:11,440 Such an awesome resource. I mean, I just love New Fork for 104 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:17,760 the UFO sightings and BFRO for the Sasquatch Bigfoot sightings. 105 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:22,960 Just seems like a very thorough organization just out there 106 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,600 really helping people. The first one we're looking at 107 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:30,280 here says report number 41718 Class A submitted by witness 108 00:06:30,280 --> 00:06:35,480 Thursday July 25th 2013 at motorcyclist has daylight siding 109 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:40,720 South of Kellersville gives us a date was June 22nd is when it 110 00:06:40,720 --> 00:06:42,640 actually happened. I guess you reported it on the 111 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:46,120 25th. Adams County, Illinois from 112 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:50,760 County Road 12 hundredth to 2870 third E going South at the 113 00:06:50,760 --> 00:06:53,280 bottom of the first hill on an embankment on the West side of 114 00:06:53,280 --> 00:06:57,800 the road nearest town, Kellerville, nearest road 2873 115 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,520 E. My husband and I were on a 116 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:02,960 motorcycle ride to Siloam Springs State Park. 117 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:07,480 We were travelling about 40 to 45 mph down a blacktop Rd. when 118 00:07:07,480 --> 00:07:10,200 I noticed what I initially thought was a burnt tree trunk 119 00:07:10,560 --> 00:07:14,240 ahead on my right. As we got closer I realized it 120 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,360 had hair. I observed it closely and was 121 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,800 shocked by what I saw. The figure had a human like 122 00:07:20,800 --> 00:07:24,160 body, larger and more muscular than a typical man. 123 00:07:24,640 --> 00:07:28,240 It was covered in dark reddish brown hair, about two to three 124 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:32,120 inches long, except for its head and face which were grey and 125 00:07:32,120 --> 00:07:35,120 white. I could even see light flesh 126 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,640 between the hair. The creature was standing 127 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:40,680 upright with its arms down by its sides and I could make out 128 00:07:40,680 --> 00:07:43,080 his fingers. It appeared to be looking at the 129 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:46,040 ground and stood very still. The back of its head was 130 00:07:46,040 --> 00:07:49,720 rounded, but from the side it had a pronounced brow that 131 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:51,680 slanted upward to the crown of its head. 132 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:54,720 Its head seemed to sit directly on its shoulders. 133 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,320 I did not notice a neck. Its face had minimal hair and 134 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:02,840 its lips were thin and wide. When we returned to the spot 135 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:08,240 about 20 minutes later, the figure was gone, says her 136 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:10,360 husband and her both saw other witnesses. 137 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:13,640 Yes, my husband and I. However, he did not see the 138 00:08:13,640 --> 00:08:16,600 figure. Other stories I heard a story 139 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:20,000 about an older couple who were walking in the woods about 3 140 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,920 miles southwest of this area approximately 3 years ago. 141 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:26,960 They claimed to have been chased out of the woods by a large 142 00:08:26,960 --> 00:08:30,560 Harriet man wielding a stick and making unusual noises. 143 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,120 This occurrence happened at 1:30 PM. 144 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,039 It says sunny and warm. The road runs through a valley 145 00:08:36,039 --> 00:08:39,039 with sparse trees and shrubs. The sighting occurred on an 146 00:08:39,039 --> 00:08:42,960 embankment built up alongside the road under the investigation 147 00:08:42,960 --> 00:08:44,640 that says Investigator Stan Courtney. 148 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:47,160 A drawing made by the witness accompanies report. 149 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:50,560 It does look like Bigfoot. The animal's height was 150 00:08:50,560 --> 00:08:52,640 estimated to be over 7 feet tall. 151 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,960 Its weight was estimated to be over £350. 152 00:08:56,480 --> 00:08:58,440 It appeared well toned and very muscular. 153 00:08:58,960 --> 00:09:02,600 The hair was dark reddish brown, approximately 2 to 3 inches in 154 00:09:02,600 --> 00:09:05,120 length. The animal was approximately 50 155 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,800 feet from the witness, positioned alongside of the 156 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:10,760 road. The sighting occurred at 1:30 PM 157 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:14,360 on a warm and clear day. The witness believed the animal 158 00:09:14,360 --> 00:09:17,800 state as still as possible to avoid drawing attention. 159 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:21,840 Man, isn't that something very cool right along on your 160 00:09:21,840 --> 00:09:23,680 motorcycle to come across that thing? 161 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:29,480 This one here it says October 29th, 1972 also happened in 162 00:09:29,480 --> 00:09:32,800 Adams County. Location details Slum Springs 163 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,400 State Park nearest town Chesterland nearest Rd. 164 00:09:36,560 --> 00:09:40,800 County Road 14 The following interview was conducted by Stan 165 00:09:40,800 --> 00:09:42,880 Courtney. The first name of the witness 166 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:46,120 has been changed. I've also camped in my motorhome 167 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:50,080 in the same campground. John Well, we camped over the 168 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,840 weekend and I think it was Sunday morning we were turning 169 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,400 down the camp and I decided to take a short walk to smoke a 170 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:58,920 cigarette and I went down a path and sat on a rock and smoked a 171 00:09:58,920 --> 00:10:00,880 cigarette and I heard a sound behind me. 172 00:10:01,320 --> 00:10:05,440 I turned around and about I would say 20 feet maybe a little 173 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:09,560 further standing down slope. We were eye to eye was what I 174 00:10:09,560 --> 00:10:11,840 thought initially. It was a very large band in a 175 00:10:11,840 --> 00:10:16,240 fur get up with the stocking cap on because his head came to a 176 00:10:16,240 --> 00:10:19,240 point. The collar was it wasn't a 177 00:10:19,240 --> 00:10:23,080 uniform collar, it was different shades of brown, dark brown and 178 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,720 Gray. The face look more human than 179 00:10:25,720 --> 00:10:28,080 ape. I would have estimated it was 180 00:10:28,080 --> 00:10:31,680 about 7 feet tall, maybe taller, and we locked eyes for just a 181 00:10:31,680 --> 00:10:35,080 matter of a few seconds. Then it rounded the tree that it 182 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,520 was standing next to and took off down the slope of a golly, 183 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,480 and I took off up the path running like crazy. 184 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:45,120 My exposure was a matter of seconds. 185 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,480 Stand. So the height was about 7 foot. 186 00:10:48,520 --> 00:10:51,800 What about weight, John? It was really wide. 187 00:10:51,840 --> 00:10:54,280 I mean, the shoulders. I would say 4 feet. 188 00:10:55,040 --> 00:10:59,000 It was just bulky, really bulky. I didn't notice the waist. 189 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:02,120 I didn't notice the feet. I did notice quite a bit about 190 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,440 the face. The face was kind of a tannish 191 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:07,040 collar. Stan Did you notice a brow line? 192 00:11:07,320 --> 00:11:11,080 John The brow line, It had a heavy brow, but no hair on the 193 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,640 face. There was hair on the chin, kind 194 00:11:13,640 --> 00:11:16,720 of like the Patterson Gimlin creature, but it did not have a 195 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:18,840 characteristic face of a gorilla or ape. 196 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:21,400 It looked like a real ugly human. 197 00:11:21,960 --> 00:11:26,240 Stan What about eye collar? John Eye collar was brown. 198 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:28,760 I did not see a whole lot of white in the eyes. 199 00:11:29,280 --> 00:11:31,560 I did see some. I did see his teeth. 200 00:11:31,920 --> 00:11:34,280 His teeth were really big and really yellow. 201 00:11:34,760 --> 00:11:37,480 The lips were very thin, very wide mouth. 202 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:40,920 It didn't make a sound. I couldn't smell a thing. 203 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,360 Stan. What about the shape of the 204 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:47,160 nose, John? The nose was large and flat, but 205 00:11:47,160 --> 00:11:49,600 did not have turned up nostrils like a gorilla. 206 00:11:50,360 --> 00:11:53,120 I tell you Stan, if you look at the picture on the front of 207 00:11:53,120 --> 00:11:57,080 Autumn Williams book just like that, he is referring to the 208 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,920 book Enoch. Stan What about weight? 209 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:03,960 John Oh, I would say at least 400 lbs, probably more. 210 00:12:04,600 --> 00:12:07,000 And it made a lot of noise when it went down the hill. 211 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,360 I know that. Just its movement. 212 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:11,880 I didn't hear any vocalization whatsoever from it. 213 00:12:12,480 --> 00:12:16,120 Stan Were you able to see its whole body from head to toe? 214 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:19,560 I should have been, but I didn't notice it. 215 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,200 I was looking straight at his head, which was at eye level 216 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,840 with me, but it was standing down the slope. 217 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:29,160 I didn't see his feet at all. And when it was standing there, 218 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:33,160 it wasn't standing like you or I would stand straight. 219 00:12:33,360 --> 00:12:37,400 It had like a slight break in its knee and its left hand was 220 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:41,400 holding onto a tree, about 8 inch diameter tree. 221 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,240 And when it left, it just swung around the tree and the tree 222 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:50,120 rocked back and forth and it went down the hill and I went up 223 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,160 the hill. So you were both startled to see 224 00:12:53,160 --> 00:12:54,640 each other? Yes. 225 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,720 We were the only people in the campground, nobody around. 226 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,600 So you were one of the fortunate few to have gotten to see so 227 00:13:00,600 --> 00:13:04,240 many facial details. I felt fortunate that way. 228 00:13:04,560 --> 00:13:08,360 The only thing I can remember in detail to this day, close my 229 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:13,240 eyes and remember, because it didn't have a menacing look, It 230 00:13:13,240 --> 00:13:17,560 had a surprise look on his face. Its eyes were kind of darting 231 00:13:17,560 --> 00:13:19,840 back and forth. That is how I got to see some 232 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,360 white. And then I turned it around and 233 00:13:21,360 --> 00:13:22,800 ran. I was scared. 234 00:13:22,840 --> 00:13:25,920 I was really scared. I had never heard of Bigfoot. 235 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:29,440 Subsequent to my sighting in that same time frame, there was 236 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:32,320 a lot of talk about the Momo monster in Missouri, but 237 00:13:32,320 --> 00:13:34,720 Hannibal, which wasn't too far away. 238 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:38,600 Stan yes, the Momo sighting was in July of 1972. 239 00:13:38,960 --> 00:13:41,440 John yes, that was the same time frame. 240 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:44,800 And my wife told me at the time if you tell anybody, I'll 241 00:13:44,800 --> 00:13:47,840 divorce you because she didn't want to ridicule and I really 242 00:13:47,840 --> 00:13:51,320 never told anybody. Also notice none other witnesses 243 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:53,080 know my wife was back at the campground. 244 00:13:53,560 --> 00:13:55,960 Other stories just a Momo monster sightings close to 245 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,880 Hannibal, MO which was in July of 1970. 246 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:03,240 Two 25 miles to the southwest. Time and conditions, Morning 247 00:14:03,320 --> 00:14:06,120 warm temperatures, clear weather, environment, mixed oak 248 00:14:06,120 --> 00:14:09,320 and Hickory woods. This is follow up investigation. 249 00:14:09,680 --> 00:14:13,480 I was introduced to the witness wall on a trip out West in July 250 00:14:13,480 --> 00:14:15,800 2010. In conversation, he mentioned 251 00:14:15,800 --> 00:14:19,000 that his sighting was in Illinois back in 1972 and I 252 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:20,720 asked him if he would allow me to do an interview. 253 00:14:21,120 --> 00:14:24,760 Although his report is older, the train has not changed much 254 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,640 since 1972 and exemplifies the halibut effect. 255 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,440 In summary, the facial details observed were brow line heavy, 256 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,400 no hair on the face, Eye color was brown, nose was large and 257 00:14:36,400 --> 00:14:38,960 flat. The lips were thin, very wide 258 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:40,120 mouth. Spectacular interview. 259 00:14:40,120 --> 00:14:42,480 I think these guys just do such great work. 260 00:14:42,520 --> 00:14:44,960 Just amazing. The snare was submitted on 261 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,880 August 14th, 2012 since hiker has daylight sighting near Olive 262 00:14:48,880 --> 00:14:50,920 Branch. The actual sighting happened 263 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:54,560 October 10th, 2011. Alexander County, Illinois 264 00:14:54,760 --> 00:14:56,720 nearest town Olive Branch nearest Rd. 265 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:02,840 Illinois Route 3 observation. On October 10th, 2011, a Tuesday 266 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:05,840 afternoon, I was walking along the trail on the Ridge nearby. 267 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:08,920 I had just returned from a campsite when I had been doing 268 00:15:08,920 --> 00:15:10,760 tree knocks and whoops without success. 269 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,200 No sounds or response. As I came down from the river to 270 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:17,480 the main fire access trail, I noticed a large footprint. 271 00:15:17,920 --> 00:15:22,480 The footprint measures 19 inches long, 7 1/4 inches wide at the 272 00:15:22,480 --> 00:15:26,240 ball of the foot and 5 1/2 inches wide at the heel. 273 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,400 I was shocked and began measuring and documenting it. 274 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,560 Shortly after, I came across a pile of feces nearby. 275 00:15:32,760 --> 00:15:35,840 Upon inspection, the feces consisted mostly of vegetable 276 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:40,600 matter, crayfish shells from the skull area, not the tails, and 277 00:15:40,760 --> 00:15:43,840 freshwater moles shells. Unfortunately, while trying to 278 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:46,800 transfer the photo I I took of it my memory card and computer, 279 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:48,760 the image was accidentally deleted. 280 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,000 As I walked a few steps further, I saw the creature. 281 00:15:52,360 --> 00:15:56,440 It was about 7 to 7 1/2 feet tall, possibly larger, and 282 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:59,520 weighed an estimated 300 to £350. 283 00:16:00,120 --> 00:16:03,920 It stood approximately 70 to 80 feet away, but close the that 284 00:16:03,920 --> 00:16:07,440 distance in just three steps before veering off at a 45° 285 00:16:07,440 --> 00:16:10,320 angle. It ran down the Ridge, which had 286 00:16:10,320 --> 00:16:14,480 an 8% grade covering about 150 feet, before crossing the valley 287 00:16:14,480 --> 00:16:17,680 between the ridges and climbing the next steep slope with 288 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:22,160 incredible speed and agility. Its agility was unmatched by any 289 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:26,440 horse, motorcycle or ATV. Even on a paved surface, the 290 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:30,040 creature appeared to be digging up a ground hornet's nest. 291 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:34,560 I later learned online that Hornets have created Hornet 292 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:39,480 honey, a concentrated nectar mixed with insect protein stored 293 00:16:39,480 --> 00:16:42,160 in their larvae. Well, not in large quantities. 294 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:46,480 A full hornet's nest like the one I had dug up could provide a 295 00:16:46,480 --> 00:16:49,520 decent amount of nutrition. I want to interject here. 296 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:54,680 If you have ever been stung by a Hornet, and I have, it is one of 297 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,360 the most painful things you can imagine. 298 00:16:58,040 --> 00:17:00,320 A few years ago I was out messing around in the yard 299 00:17:00,320 --> 00:17:03,240 barefoot like a dummy, and one got me. 300 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,720 They go down the ground all right where I was at. 301 00:17:06,160 --> 00:17:08,760 Never had a problem with them, but we do have them around and 302 00:17:08,760 --> 00:17:13,880 that sucker stung me and my whole bottom half my leg went 303 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:16,400 into excruciating pain and numbness. 304 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:18,400 It's like nothing I've ever experienced. 305 00:17:18,640 --> 00:17:20,720 Probably should have went to the hospital and got a shot for it, 306 00:17:20,720 --> 00:17:23,280 but it took probably a full day to recover. 307 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:25,160 And I'll tell you what, it hurts. 308 00:17:25,520 --> 00:17:28,800 So imagine this thing is digging up a hornet's nest. 309 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:31,640 But for one thing, a lot of times these Hornets, they pick 310 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:35,680 really hard ground to Burrow down in and get their nest in. 311 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,480 So that's some power to be able to dig this thing out. 312 00:17:38,480 --> 00:17:40,840 I mean, this thing's like a, this, this thing's like a 313 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,000 backhoe or something. Then and secondly, to be able to 314 00:17:44,000 --> 00:17:47,200 withstand the sting from those Hornets while you're stealing 315 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:49,280 the nest, This thing is something else. 316 00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:53,680 I, I don't get that. That's That's Wild goes on and 317 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,360 says despite its size, a creature moved almost silently, 318 00:17:56,360 --> 00:17:59,640 making no sound louder than a squirrel rustling leaves. 319 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:04,280 Its chest was incredibly broad and muscular, and its fur was 320 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:08,320 dark brown with bright red tint. When sunlight hit directly, I 321 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,800 observed it running through patches of light under the tree 322 00:18:10,800 --> 00:18:12,680 canopy before it disappeared up the Ridge. 323 00:18:13,240 --> 00:18:16,080 Terrified, I gathered my belongings and ran back to my 324 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:20,040 car and it says didn't notice anything else. 325 00:18:20,040 --> 00:18:21,720 No other witnesses of the stories. 326 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:24,280 Yes, time and conditions. 10:00 AM conditions Morning, partly 327 00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:28,000 cloudy environment. Woodridge's investigator, Stan 328 00:18:28,000 --> 00:18:32,440 Courtney says footprint measurements 19 inches 7 and a 329 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:34,240 quarter 5 1/2, just like he said. 330 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:39,360 Height over 7 foot tall £350. Extremely muscular build. 331 00:18:39,760 --> 00:18:44,680 Hair color dark brown, Reddish brown highlights Stan Courtney 332 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:48,720 measured a hole at the site where the hornet's nest was dug 333 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,600 as 4 feet wide and two feet deep. 334 00:18:52,200 --> 00:18:55,520 Wow. Courtney also consulted Tim 335 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:58,720 Cashet, the Illinois State Entomologist at the Illinois 336 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:02,040 State Museum, who confirmed that while Hornets may bring sweet 337 00:19:02,040 --> 00:19:06,120 substances to their nest, they do not produce or store honey. 338 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:10,280 That's interesting. During his visit to the site, 339 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:14,200 the witness reported seeing a large upright animal across the 340 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,720 road behind them at at night. The following day, they 341 00:19:17,720 --> 00:19:21,360 discovered a 26 1/2 inch footprint at the crossing site. 342 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:24,920 Although the print was highly visible in a soft dirt and 343 00:19:24,920 --> 00:19:27,200 grass, it did not photograph well. 344 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,840 I'll tell you if these things are messing with Hornets, I want 345 00:19:30,840 --> 00:19:33,880 nothing to do with them. I mean, that's that to me is 346 00:19:33,920 --> 00:19:36,680 just, well, if you got, if you've got a death wish. 347 00:19:37,040 --> 00:19:37,920 Yeah. There you go. 348 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:39,520 We'll take a look at a few more here. 349 00:19:40,160 --> 00:19:44,640 This one says 1998 Spring mid-May Calhoun County Location 350 00:19:44,640 --> 00:19:47,120 details. I don't drive out of town. 351 00:19:47,520 --> 00:19:50,080 My husband was driving. We were going to our friend's 352 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:53,400 house in Hardin, Illinois. I am terrible with directions. 353 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,200 I'm going to have to ask my husband the name of the road. 354 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:58,240 I knew it was right next to the chicken house. 355 00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,280 A farm family that always has a bunch of chickens in the yard. 356 00:20:02,120 --> 00:20:03,560 The nearest town Hardin, Illinois. 357 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:04,880 Nearest Rd. Don't know. 358 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,280 Observed. I noticed that when we pass by 359 00:20:08,280 --> 00:20:11,120 the chicken house. That the chickens were not out 360 00:20:11,320 --> 00:20:14,640 and about as usual when I noticed a medium sized dog 361 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:16,880 running very quickly down the road toward us. 362 00:20:17,360 --> 00:20:20,520 Then on the driver's side of the road I saw an animal that was 363 00:20:20,520 --> 00:20:24,400 all black standing by a tree. It was barely 5 feet tall at the 364 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,880 time I saw it. I said nothing about it to my 365 00:20:26,880 --> 00:20:28,920 husband. It was standing by the tree and 366 00:20:28,920 --> 00:20:32,080 it just disappeared. I thought that no real animal 367 00:20:32,080 --> 00:20:35,080 could just disappear like a ghost into the forest, but since 368 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,120 then I have seen deer disappear just like that into the forest. 369 00:20:38,480 --> 00:20:40,960 So I don't doubt that what I saw was an animal. 370 00:20:41,320 --> 00:20:44,680 It appeared to be an animal with thick black fur, not very tall, 371 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,720 only 5 feet. It was standing up like a human. 372 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,880 It appeared to be very shy. Like I said, I have not said 373 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:55,080 much about this to anyone. My husband and I are Native 374 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,600 Americans and we have a great respect for animals. 375 00:20:58,040 --> 00:21:00,720 We know that some of our people believe Bigfoot to be a 376 00:21:00,720 --> 00:21:02,640 spiritual being, not a physical thing. 377 00:21:03,120 --> 00:21:05,480 But the dog seemed to be running from it very quickly. 378 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:09,320 The whole atmosphere of the area seemed different, absence of the 379 00:21:09,320 --> 00:21:12,160 usual animals, the dog running. The dog seemed frightened. 380 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:14,240 It was somewhat eerie that morning. 381 00:21:14,680 --> 00:21:17,080 It was usually not like that. It's hard to explain. 382 00:21:17,720 --> 00:21:20,400 No one else in the truck noticed the animal standing by the tree. 383 00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:24,000 I have never heard anybody from that area say anything about 384 00:21:24,000 --> 00:21:27,480 seeing unusual wildlife and I did not tell anyone there about 385 00:21:27,480 --> 00:21:29,600 this. If there is something there, it 386 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:31,720 doesn't need to be harassed by locals. 387 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,160 It's an early morning at Daybreak. 388 00:21:33,160 --> 00:21:35,280 The weather was misty but visibility was good. 389 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,040 It was a road going through the country. 390 00:21:37,120 --> 00:21:39,400 There were forest and Bluffs right off the road. 391 00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,280 Says in the follow up investigation. 392 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:43,760 During our investigation I heard a number of things that were 393 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:46,600 interesting to think about. The first point the witness 394 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,120 mentioned was how black and shiny this animal was. 395 00:21:49,560 --> 00:21:52,440 She said it stood like a human and she could see its hands. 396 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:56,040 Also its face was very dark. She also mentioned when it 397 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:59,240 stepped and disappeared, it turned sideways and she thought 398 00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,960 maybe there was a chance she would see a snout, maybe 399 00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:05,400 indicating a bear, but she did not. 400 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,760 At first she thought it was strange how it disappeared so 401 00:22:07,760 --> 00:22:10,760 fast, but after watching wildlife, she noticed the same 402 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:13,360 ability with deer. In other words, wild creatures 403 00:22:13,360 --> 00:22:16,720 can disappear quickly into the vegetation, and this observation 404 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,040 was a good example of that. I inquired about its 405 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:21,120 bodybuilding. She thought it had a medium, not 406 00:22:21,120 --> 00:22:24,440 thin or heavy build and that it was evenly built that way 407 00:22:24,440 --> 00:22:27,040 throughout its body. She felt it was some sort of 408 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:30,840 primate maybe, and made it clear she could not see the feet as 409 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,480 they were in vegetation. Her observation was less than a 410 00:22:34,480 --> 00:22:36,880 minute long. She also mentioned that some of 411 00:22:36,880 --> 00:22:39,560 the stories she had heard Native Americans tell included. 412 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,640 But sometimes during the rain, people would enter a cave to 413 00:22:42,640 --> 00:22:46,400 stay dry and these creatures would be inside and just turn 414 00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:49,240 their backsides to them. The area she made the 415 00:22:49,240 --> 00:22:52,960 observation at, it's not far from the Illinois River, and the 416 00:22:52,960 --> 00:22:57,640 train there certainly provides ample cover for any shy, elusive 417 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,280 species. That's pretty neat. 418 00:23:00,360 --> 00:23:04,480 And this was dated fall 2021, November 27th actually. 419 00:23:04,600 --> 00:23:08,000 Cass County, Illinois location details heading north on Route 420 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:12,520 78 just across the San Diegamon River leaving Shanderville, 421 00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:16,000 Illinois then it says nearest town Shanderville nearest Road 422 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:20,360 78 observed this Saturday night. I was driving at 10:30 PM in 423 00:23:20,360 --> 00:23:23,360 central Illinois heading from Cass County to Tazewell County. 424 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:28,160 A car was probably 3/4 of a mile ahead of me and I can see their 425 00:23:28,160 --> 00:23:30,880 tail lights. I saw a large animal jump into 426 00:23:30,880 --> 00:23:34,960 the road about 40 yards ahead. When it hit the road I can see 427 00:23:34,960 --> 00:23:39,640 very large legs spread wide in a dead run with large hairy 428 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:42,640 swinging arms. The arm switch back and forth 429 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:45,240 close to the ground as his body was leaning forward. 430 00:23:45,760 --> 00:23:47,960 It leaped across the road in two jumps. 431 00:23:48,400 --> 00:23:50,360 When it hit the shoulder, it looked back at me. 432 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:53,480 I said to myself out loud. Expletive Bigfoot. 433 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:56,400 It was about two seconds before it vanished into the darkness 434 00:23:56,480 --> 00:23:59,160 altogether, but I could see it clearly. 435 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:02,160 It was very large, and even though it was hunched over 436 00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:05,920 nearly horizontal, it still was close to being whiter than my 437 00:24:05,920 --> 00:24:08,800 car and nearly to the top of my windshield. 438 00:24:09,120 --> 00:24:11,120 It blocked out the lights of the car ahead of me. 439 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,960 It had shiny black hair. I could not see the eyes or 440 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,880 mouth but saw its head turn toward me before it jumped into 441 00:24:17,880 --> 00:24:21,040 the dark field. Also notice it was running and 442 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:24,000 leaping very fast, nearly as fast as a white tailed deer. 443 00:24:24,360 --> 00:24:26,720 Its gait and or side stride was huge. 444 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:30,160 No other witnesses, just me. Other stories. 445 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:33,000 After discussing the incident at work, my Co worker says hunters, 446 00:24:33,400 --> 00:24:36,120 fishermen and barge operators have had multiple sightings in 447 00:24:36,120 --> 00:24:38,760 that area. Supposedly the locals say a clan 448 00:24:38,760 --> 00:24:41,880 of Bigfoot live there and they are not threatening to humans 449 00:24:42,720 --> 00:24:45,400 time and conditions. 10:30 PM with clear weather and stars 450 00:24:45,400 --> 00:24:48,520 shining environment farm with scattered timber. 451 00:24:48,760 --> 00:24:51,840 Follow up investigations says Matthew Moneymaker. 452 00:24:53,120 --> 00:24:56,600 Yep, this right kind of South Central Illinois to the West of 453 00:24:56,600 --> 00:25:00,400 the state actually says this is a very reliable sighting. 454 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:02,760 I spoke extensively with the witness by phone. 455 00:25:03,040 --> 00:25:05,640 Patrick Garver is a is 59 years old. 456 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:09,920 He has been a design engineer for the past 38 years, designing 457 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:11,720 parts for custom welding machines. 458 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,160 He is married and has two kids in college. 459 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:16,480 He was not particularly interested in the Bigfoot 460 00:25:16,480 --> 00:25:18,440 subject, but he recognized what he was saying. 461 00:25:18,840 --> 00:25:22,800 He was driving 70 mph and didn't slow down much until he reached 462 00:25:22,800 --> 00:25:25,920 the next town. He kept going, then stopped in 463 00:25:25,920 --> 00:25:29,640 Havana, the next town, to text his wife and kids to say he had 464 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:31,680 seen a Bigfoot across the highway. 465 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:35,120 He was driving north and the figure was running frighteningly 466 00:25:35,120 --> 00:25:39,000 fast across the highway from left to right in an open field. 467 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,160 He commented at the pin position shown below, Maybe off somewhat 468 00:25:43,440 --> 00:25:46,120 that you talked about the map here that they have. 469 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:49,760 He thinks it happened a bit further north on 78, further 470 00:25:49,760 --> 00:25:53,440 into the open field. There was no cover on either 471 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,120 side of the road at that point, so it's impossible for him to 472 00:25:56,120 --> 00:25:57,840 pinpoint the exact crossing point. 473 00:25:57,960 --> 00:26:00,200 He agreed to make a sketch of the figures so it can be added 474 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,120 to his report later. He was surprised that this is 475 00:26:03,120 --> 00:26:06,480 the first posted visual sighting report for this county, Cass 476 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:08,920 County, Illinois. But he noticed the next county 477 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:13,800 to the east has 13 reports, and a county nearby the north has 12 478 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:16,280 posted reports. He noted that Cass County is 479 00:26:16,280 --> 00:26:19,720 very sparsely populated, only 12,000 people. 480 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:22,120 Yeah, it got a lot of farmland, it looks like. 481 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:23,200 Then it gets a little bit of a bio. 482 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,480 Matthew money maker. We'll go ahead. 483 00:26:25,480 --> 00:26:27,640 We'll do we'll do three more here. 484 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:32,480 This is from 1975, says October, Champaign County, Illinois 485 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:35,400 location details. Creature came out of the ditch, 486 00:26:35,440 --> 00:26:38,120 loaded ground, then stood up on two legs, disappeared out of 487 00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:40,920 headlights into the dark. The nearest town around to 488 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,800 nearest Rd. County Road observed. 489 00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:45,280 I spoke with the witness by phone. 490 00:26:45,920 --> 00:26:48,800 In summary, the animal was 7 feet tall. 491 00:26:49,280 --> 00:26:52,480 The animal was very hairy and beefy in appearance. 492 00:26:52,960 --> 00:26:55,960 The hair was dark brown. The animal was very close to the 493 00:26:55,960 --> 00:26:59,040 car, perhaps 3 feet. The animal was very well lit by 494 00:26:59,040 --> 00:27:01,960 the headlights of the vehicle. The animal, as it came out of 495 00:27:01,960 --> 00:27:05,400 the ditch was initially on all fours, then stood up on two legs 496 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:07,760 and walked away. Although there are no large 497 00:27:07,760 --> 00:27:10,800 woods in the immediate area, there are wooded creeks. 498 00:27:11,120 --> 00:27:14,160 The waterways known as the Upper Salt Fork drainage ditch. 499 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,480 Also noticed nothing else. Two other witnesses. 500 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:18,920 Other stories. None. 501 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:21,560 Time and conditions. Evening environment. 502 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:24,800 Harvested farm ground, no trees. Small Creek. 503 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:28,920 This one here since 2013. March 4th actually. 504 00:27:29,200 --> 00:27:32,720 Christian County, Illinois. Witness request no directions. 505 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:33,960 Nearest town. Edinburgh. 506 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,120 Nearest Rd. Illinois Route 29. 507 00:27:36,720 --> 00:27:38,280 I'm writing this for my daughter. 508 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:40,920 She was driving and came to a stop sign. 509 00:27:41,000 --> 00:27:44,440 This is a tee Rd. so she has to turn left to right. 510 00:27:44,920 --> 00:27:47,480 Straight in front of her is an open field with trees on the 511 00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,720 edge of it and a Creek after the trees. 512 00:27:50,040 --> 00:27:53,040 After she stopped at the stop sign she noticed several deer 513 00:27:53,040 --> 00:27:55,400 running very fast. She then noticed a large 514 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:59,880 creature running after them. She stated it was very very tall 515 00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:01,600 on two legs and very very very hairy. 516 00:28:02,040 --> 00:28:04,880 The deer and the Bigfoot ran into the trees. 517 00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:07,520 She was so scared and was home in minutes. 518 00:28:07,880 --> 00:28:10,120 We live about two miles from where she saw the Bigfoot. 519 00:28:10,520 --> 00:28:11,880 She told Dad and I what happened. 520 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:15,600 I explained to her what she had seen and told her that she was 521 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,560 lucky to see it because not everybody gets to see them. 522 00:28:19,040 --> 00:28:20,600 Of course she didn't feel that way. 523 00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:23,760 Also noticed nothing. Other witnesses? 524 00:28:23,760 --> 00:28:25,720 No witnesses. She had stopped at a stop sign. 525 00:28:25,720 --> 00:28:27,640 It was going to turn right to go home. 526 00:28:27,840 --> 00:28:30,520 Other stories? Yes, my sister told me a friend 527 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,800 of her husband stated to him that a juvenile has been spotted 528 00:28:33,800 --> 00:28:38,080 several times in the past year by Clarksdale, Illinois, a small 529 00:28:38,080 --> 00:28:41,080 town on Route 48 between Taylorville and Morrisonville. 530 00:28:41,440 --> 00:28:45,120 This is about 16 miles from from where my daughter saw hers. 531 00:28:45,720 --> 00:28:49,360 Time and conditions 11 O 5:00 PM Clear, cold, a few stars, 532 00:28:49,880 --> 00:28:51,840 environment, open fields, trees, Creek. 533 00:28:51,840 --> 00:28:54,400 On the other side of the Creek is a fence and more trees. 534 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:56,800 The ground is also muddy. I'll tell you, it's farm 535 00:28:56,800 --> 00:28:59,840 country. And when that ground gets soft, 536 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:03,600 it gets really, really muddy. A lot of that ground over there 537 00:29:03,600 --> 00:29:06,880 in Illinois, it's some of the best ground in the world outside 538 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,360 of maybe, you know, Iowa, and I don't know about Indiana, but 539 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,720 Illinois and Iowa. And some of that stuff is just 540 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,800 almost like a black gumbo and it's super productive. 541 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,440 But when it gets wet, it is really, really muddy. 542 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,000 If you're trying to walk through the stuff in the rain, I mean, 543 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:27,680 it is a nightmare. So imagine this three £400 544 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:31,600 creature running across a muddy field chasing these deer. 545 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,680 Now if he can cross that mud somehow quicker that even even 546 00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:38,840 the deer are going to be slowed down by this mud because they're 547 00:29:38,840 --> 00:29:41,400 going to be sinking in up to their knees probably every step. 548 00:29:41,840 --> 00:29:45,760 So these things to me, just look at the accounts and some of the 549 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:49,200 really strange almost paranormal behavior. 550 00:29:49,200 --> 00:29:52,560 The exhibit running full speed through heavy muddy fields, 551 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:57,280 digging up hornet's nest. I mean what for this one here, 552 00:29:57,280 --> 00:30:01,360 OK, it's from Cook County. It says November, November 16th, 553 00:30:01,360 --> 00:30:03,400 2010. We'll do this one and one more 554 00:30:03,520 --> 00:30:05,360 Cook County Illinois location details. 555 00:30:05,400 --> 00:30:08,800 I was headed north on 1st Ave. Illinois 171. 556 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:11,560 I remember seeing the sign that said Zoo Woods. 557 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:15,280 It was about a mile north of that sign, east of the road and 558 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:19,200 South of Cermak Rd. nearest town Brookfield nearest Rd. 559 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:23,000 S 1st Ave. I'm going to be honest, before 560 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,720 this happened, when it comes to Bigfoot I have been very 561 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:28,440 skeptical because there is not enough evidence that would make 562 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:31,200 me even consider that there could be a Bigfoot. 563 00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:33,440 It was about 8:15 in the morning. 564 00:30:33,800 --> 00:30:37,840 I was just driving the car. I was on 1st Ave., had gotten 565 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:40,440 off I-55. I was heading over to visit my 566 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:43,400 mother at her job. I was driving near Zoo Woods, 567 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:45,840 which is some sort of forest area. 568 00:30:46,240 --> 00:30:49,520 I was driving and I was on the phone and I looked to my right 569 00:30:49,520 --> 00:30:52,840 and I saw something very very tall, like between 8:00 and 570 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:55,680 9:00, foot and hairy. It was running through the 571 00:30:55,680 --> 00:30:58,040 woods. I remember the sun reflecting 572 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,600 off the outside of the fur and it gave it like an orange tint. 573 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,600 A golden retriever has that collar hair. 574 00:31:05,280 --> 00:31:07,960 Make that a little darker and with a little bit more copper 575 00:31:07,960 --> 00:31:12,080 toned, more redhead feel to it. I think that would be the color 576 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:14,960 I'm trying to describe. I stopped in mid traffic. 577 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:17,920 I put my hazards on. I pulled over right away. 578 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:21,920 I had just seen something moving through the trees. 9 foot tall, 579 00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:24,920 orange fur. Just kind of ran through about 5 580 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:27,280 feet of brush. The trees were moving. 581 00:31:27,400 --> 00:31:30,040 I saw it. I slammed on my brakes, got out 582 00:31:30,040 --> 00:31:33,480 of my car, put my hazards on. I ran over to where I saw it 583 00:31:33,480 --> 00:31:35,440 because I had already passed it over. 584 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,400 Passed by it. I had to run back a little bit 585 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,280 to go. In the area where I saw it, 586 00:31:41,080 --> 00:31:44,360 there were broken tree branches. I couldn't see any prints, no 587 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:46,760 fur, no evidence besides the broken trees. 588 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,680 There was a terrible odor, like a musky wet dog smell, maybe 589 00:31:50,680 --> 00:31:54,360 worse than that, more putrid. It was like if you are running 590 00:31:54,360 --> 00:31:57,400 through the woods and you are 9 feet tall and you are about 10 591 00:31:57,400 --> 00:31:59,680 feet in the woods before the outside of the woods stopped, 592 00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:01,600 that's how far into the woods it was. 593 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,440 It had arms, it was running and it was very big. 594 00:32:04,760 --> 00:32:07,560 I only told a couple of people and then I let it go. 595 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,840 Wow. Also noticed terrible odor, like 596 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:12,960 a musty wet dog smell, says other witnesses. 597 00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,280 None that I'm aware of. Other stories. 598 00:32:14,280 --> 00:32:18,120 No time and conditions. 8:15 AM Clear weather, environment 599 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,280 witted investigator Stan Courtney. 600 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:21,840 I spoke with the witness by telephone. 601 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:23,960 In summary, animals close to 9 feet tall. 602 00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:26,000 The animal was very big and very muscular. 603 00:32:26,000 --> 00:32:28,120 The animal was as white as a gorilla. 604 00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:31,040 The hair collar was orange juice, copper tone. 605 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:33,720 The witness was unable to see the face. 606 00:32:34,040 --> 00:32:37,520 It was difficult for the witness to be precise about the exact 607 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,920 location. He had noticed the Zoo Woods 608 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:43,440 sign with driving while driving north on 1st Ave. 609 00:32:44,040 --> 00:32:46,800 Illinois 171. He had the siding within about a 610 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,560 mile that sign. He also was sure that it was 611 00:32:49,560 --> 00:32:52,160 South of Cermak Rd. There are also many 612 00:32:52,160 --> 00:32:55,760 municipalities in this area, so it is difficult to ascertain 613 00:32:55,760 --> 00:32:59,240 which jurisdiction he was in when the sighting took place. 614 00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:02,200 According to Forest Preserve District of Cook County, 615 00:33:02,200 --> 00:33:07,880 Illinois, the forest preserves contain over 67,800 acres. 616 00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:11,440 That's a bunch. Although the forest appear to be 617 00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:15,200 a patchwork, most of them are interconnected by wooded creeks, 618 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,800 as in another recent report. From this area, it is apparent 619 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:22,960 that animals are able to travel corridors from 1 wooded area in 620 00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:25,480 this large network of county forest preserves to another. 621 00:33:25,840 --> 00:33:28,960 The area does have a large population, so I review the 622 00:33:28,960 --> 00:33:31,680 satellite map. The area of the siding location 623 00:33:31,680 --> 00:33:34,080 is Circle. That's pretty cool. 624 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,320 I mean you have this heavily wooded area bumping right up 625 00:33:36,320 --> 00:33:38,880 against a very densely populated area. 626 00:33:39,360 --> 00:33:42,760 Very, very neat. This one here is from 1975 it 627 00:33:42,760 --> 00:33:46,800 says winter date 15, so I'm not sure what the month is. 628 00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:51,160 Location details Four O 5 N 5th St. nearest town. 629 00:33:51,160 --> 00:33:55,360 Vandalia nearest Rd. 5th St. it says observed. 630 00:33:55,560 --> 00:33:58,840 I was 14 years old. I had to walk a friend home. 631 00:33:59,040 --> 00:34:02,320 She spent the night she had to be home to babysit so her 632 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:05,600 parents could go to work. It was 5:00 AM and I looked out 633 00:34:05,600 --> 00:34:08,679 my bedroom window to see how much it snowed and what I saw. 634 00:34:08,679 --> 00:34:12,760 While still no one believes me. I saw a very large black thing. 635 00:34:12,760 --> 00:34:15,719 It was bent down looking at something in the snow only only 636 00:34:15,719 --> 00:34:19,679 6 feet from my window. St. lights were on and also the 637 00:34:19,679 --> 00:34:23,159 snow made things lighter. I froze and started crying and 638 00:34:23,159 --> 00:34:26,239 begged my friend to look and she was afraid because I was saying 639 00:34:26,239 --> 00:34:28,040 some kind of monster was out there. 640 00:34:28,560 --> 00:34:31,679 Anyway it looked up at me and slowly stood up and took one 641 00:34:31,679 --> 00:34:35,719 step toward me and I ran in my brother's room and jumped on his 642 00:34:35,719 --> 00:34:39,120 bed begging him to help. He was afraid too so we hid in 643 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,679 his closet until my friend's mother was knocking at the door. 644 00:34:42,040 --> 00:34:43,600 She was mad she didn't come home. 645 00:34:43,960 --> 00:34:47,320 No one believed me. It was very tall, body was huge 646 00:34:47,320 --> 00:34:51,239 and the eyes just stared at me. Times and condition. 5:00 AM 647 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:52,719 Environment Town. Wow. 648 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,040 Since I've spoken with the witness, she describes a 649 00:34:56,040 --> 00:34:58,840 creature as just huge. She stated that the body and 650 00:34:58,840 --> 00:35:02,200 legs looked about like pictures on the website, but the face was 651 00:35:02,200 --> 00:35:04,480 different. There was more hair on the face. 652 00:35:04,800 --> 00:35:07,400 Black hair covered pretty much all the face except around the 653 00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:09,760 eyes. She recalls not seeing any white 654 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:12,200 in the eyes. She described the eyes as having 655 00:35:12,200 --> 00:35:15,600 a reddish tint, not glowing red, just her reddish tint. 656 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:19,000 She had one major issue that she emphasized about the face. 657 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:22,360 She vividly recalled that the face was unfriendly. 658 00:35:22,800 --> 00:35:27,480 Definitely not a grilled face, more human like, but unfriendly. 659 00:35:27,600 --> 00:35:30,720 All caps. Wow, what an impression to 660 00:35:30,720 --> 00:35:32,600 leaving that kid. Amazing. 661 00:35:32,760 --> 00:35:37,760 Well, as always, BFRS has the best reports you can find and it 662 00:35:37,760 --> 00:35:40,720 was also fun to get that one out of the newspaper there that just 663 00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:43,880 happened recently. If you like the program, don't 664 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:45,240 forget to like, follow, subscribe. 665 00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:46,800 It really does help with the algorithm. 666 00:35:47,200 --> 00:35:49,680 Until next time, this is UFO warning over now.