Jefferson County, Illinois · 2020-07-21 · from the BFRO archive
Glowing eyes in Jefferson County, Illinois
My wife, daughter and I were traveling on interstate 64 about 40 miles southeast of St. Louis. It was late at night when I noticed a big figure walking along the tree line. As I was passing it turned and looked at me with big glowing eyes. It turned into the woods to maybe one or to steps and looked back. There's no doubt of what I saw.
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The first incident occured on Monday night, 4 June 1973; the other two happened between 4 June and 8 June 1973. In three separate incidents, three residents reported seeing and being chased …
[Editor's note: The initial report was submitted by a friend and co-worker of the witness. The BFRO investigator eventually spoke with the witness by phone (see investigator's notes below). …
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