Nighttime sighting of gray upright animal near Kewanee witnessed in Henry County, Illinois

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I was hesitant to even tell my wife about this, when it happened and it has taken me a few years, now, before I felt I could say anything. I didn't want anyone to think I was crazy or seeing things. I spent some time since, reading up on a certain subject. I still don't feel comfortable even putting a title on it. This ocurred in September of 1999, as I was going home after work. My wife and I were buying a home in the country just five miles, north, outside of town. I worked, second shift, at a factory in town. I had been on the second shift position for six years at that time and we got out of there at two in the morning. I made that drive home from work, a lot of times. One has to be careful on those country roads because of deer moving around, and the occasional loose cow. I had encountered lots of different animals on those roads. And, I do know the difference in the many species of animal life in this area. I grew up here and have always spent time in the woods, fishing, a...