Incident #991018
Herrin, Williamson Cty, Illinois
Aug 1968
Account
Tim Bullock and Barbara Smith said that near Chittyville, north of Herrin, a huge creature with a head as large as a steering wheel and a round hairy face threw dirt at them through their car window.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 11 1968
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1968
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- Williamson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Herrin
- Latitude
- 3749
- Longitude
- 8902
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Near or/at
- occupied machine
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Both sexes
Source
- Source
- Tim Bullock, West Frankport, IL and Barbara Smith, Carterville, IL, quoted in Carbondale, IL, Southern Illinoisan, Aug 19, 1968.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 10 ft
- Build
- heavy
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Colour
- black
- Aggressive To
- witness
- Arms Used
- for throwing
- Object Handled
- rock
- Human Contact
- attack
Witness
- Observer Was
- in car
- Closest horizontal distance
- close