Incident #991034
Murphysboro, Jackson Cty, Illinois
Jul 1975
Account
Two men gigging frogs said the spotted a white, shaggy creature about 7 ft. tall in a country churchyard. It moved quickly away, breaking a tree limb as it went. County authorities found a broken limb, no other clues.
When
- Observation Date
- JUL 06 1975
- Month
- Jul
- Year
- 1975
- Season
- summer
- Time of Day
- night
- Duration
- brief
Where
- State / province
- Illinois
- County
- Jackson Cty
- Nearest Town
- Murphysboro
- Latitude
- 3746
- Longitude
- 8941
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- empty building
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Centralia, IL, Sentinel, July 9, 1975, quoting two unamed men.
Creature description
- Height
- 7 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Hair Length
- long
- Appearance
- unkempt
- Hair Colour
- white
- Later Movement
- fled
- Arms Used
- for breaking
- Object Handled
- tree
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Observer Was
- outside on foot