Memory told of nighttime sighting by motorists on New Douglas Road
Account
Two people driving west at night saw a large brown hairy creature cross the road in their headlights. It moved very quickly from one steep bank to the other, shifting from all fours to two legs as it crossed. They returned about 30 minutes later with two others but saw nothing further.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 to 8 foot tall
- Build src
- heavily built with a large chest, narrow waist
- Hair colour src
- solid brown
- Face src
- face not seen
- Gait src
- ran very quickly, very fast
- Posture src
- on all fours to two legs
- Other features src
- no apparent neck
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1984
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Between New Douglas And Livingston, Madison County, Illinois
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| Map point |
38.97, -89.72 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 49302 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving
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| Witness's word for it |
it
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
The witness and companions returned to the site about 30 minutes later and saw nothing.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted additional size and appearance details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #49302 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference