Incident #991021
Waynesville, De Witt Cty, Illinois
Aug 1970
Account
Rich, Taylor and Shafer reported seeing the hairy monster standing on a hill in a back pasture of the Darrell Finger farm two miles Northeast of Waynesville and about a half mile from Kickapoo Creek.
When
- Observation Date
- AUG 11 1970
- Month
- Aug
- Year
- 1970
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- before 10 p.m.
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- De Witt Cty
- Nearest Town
- Waynesville
- Latitude
- 4014
- Longitude
- 8908
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- pasture
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 3
Setting
- Terrain
- hill
- Nearby Water
- creek
Source
- Source
- Bloomington, IL, Daily Pantagraph, Aug. 12, 1970, quoting Steve Rich, 18, George Taylor, 17, and Monti Shafer, 20, Waynseville, IL. IL.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Posture
- slightly stooped
- Arms
- medium
- Movement
- staying still
- Position when first seen
- erect