Incident #991014
Tinley Park, Cook Cty, Illinois
about 1962
Account
Mr. and Mrs. R. Troester in a picnic area in woods in Tinley Park, heard noise of someting approaching through the trees, then saw 15 feet away by a large tree a huge, dark, apelike figure. After a few minutes it moved slowly towards them and sat down, arms hanging. They got in their car and left.
When
- Year
- about 1962
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- Cook Cty
- Nearest Town
- Tinley Park
- Latitude
- 4135
- Longitude
- 8747
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Near or/at
- camp
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Setting
- Terrain
- plain
Weather and light
- Lighting
- bright moonlight
Source
- Source
- Mrs. R. Troester writing to Spokane, WA, Spokesman Review, Dec. 10, 1977. Second witness Mr. Troester.
Creature description
- Reflection
- reflected green
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- dark
- Movement
- staying still
- Later Movement
- approachedýgot down
- Arms Action
- hanging
- Additional Movement
- watched observer
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- outside on foot
- Closest horizontal distance
- 10 feet
- Action on sighting
- studiedýdeparted slowly