Jackson County, Illinois

Near Murphysboro

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Jackson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

March 2012

I was crossing the railroad tracks when I saw two, one standing and one sitting down. I have seen them in this spot before.

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Jackson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Close encounter while fishing remembered near Giant City State Park

I had previously written an Email to BFRO and explained my encounter with a sasquatch that we called the big muddy monster at a pond called A-41. Well guess what, I was just watching TV and they just ...

January 1989

Jackson County Illinois (Class B) BFRO

Possible vocalizations and rock throwing east of Makanda

It was in the summer of 2012 around 7 pm. It was very hot outside and we had been in a long drought. The nearest town is Makanda IL. The nearest road is Progress Lane which is off of Water V vcalley r...

March 2013

Jackson County Illinois (Class A) BFRO

Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro

I was traveling along the road when I saw a tall thin hairy bigfoot along a railroad track. He was off the tracks, he was off to the side. I thought, holy mackerel he is awefully tall....

March 2011

Jackson County Illinois (Class C) BFRO

The "Big Muddy Monster" flap of Murphysboro

In the early eighties and late seventies many incidents concerning what could only be classified as an unidentified homonid were reported in the area of Southern Ill. In particular, the area of Jackso...

January 1980

Washington County New York (Class A) BFRO

Hikers find footprints and see 10 foot tall creature outside home

We saw footprints while walking in the woods that must have been 20 inches long and found some tree branches broken down. They were originally about 15 feet high. We decided to head back to his house ...

January 1989

Warren County New York (Class A) BFRO

Stand-off with motorist at 6AM in fall, near town of Brant Lake

It was about 6 am on my way to work at [R**** Ranch] when something came from the right side of the road, out of the woods, and forced me to stop or run into it. It is dark that time of morning so i...

October 1992

Allegheny County Pennsylvania (Class A) BFRO

Daylight sighting behind business near Allison Park

I was at work with my uncle. Its a family business, and it is located near the forest, with a huge open field across the creek. Anyways, we weren't very busy at work, so my uncle is walkin around and ...

January 2006

Carbon County Wyoming (Class A) BFRO

Witness noticed something out of the corner of his eye

A friend and I were gathering firewood around 5:00 p.m. in the evening, there was maybe an inch of new snow on the ground and a moderate fog had settled in on the mountain side. We were maybe 200 or 3...

September 1989

Skamania County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Department of Natural Resources tree-planting crew views two animals walking upright near Home Valley

In the spring of 1980, I was working for the Department of Natural Resources planting trees on State lands along the Columbia River between the towns of Carson and Home Valley Washington. The whole cr...

April 1980

Camas County Idaho (Class A) BFRO

In the Sawtooth Nat'l Forest, three forestry workers spot a eight to nine foot tall figure walking on 2 legs across a clearing located about 150 yards upslope

Late October of 1977. I'm sorry this report is so old. But the 2 women that were with me (one of which was my supervisor and was the driver) had become very frightened and immediately began dismissi...

October 1977

Isabella County Michigan (Class A) BFRO

Cub Scouts see two different colored creatures

Two creatures. . .walked upright. Hairy from head to toe. One on the east side of the road in the woods, the other in the field on the west side of the road. I was eight years old and in Cub Scouts. F...

November 1974

Caddo Parish Louisiana (Class A) BFRO

creature walked directly towards witness.

I had stopped my boat along Black Bayou to go look at pond that usually contained ducks on the other side of the levee. As I was approaching the Levee I caught a glimpse of something to my left it was...

November 1987