Class B First-hand BFRO #40714

Motorist has possible nighttime sighting near Blandinsville

23 March 2013 around 9:15 p.m. Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home at night and scanning a field when they noticed an unfamiliar light-colored, long-haired animal on all fours standing still. The animal was described as larger than a dog but shorter than a buck deer, very heavily built, and kept its head down as the witness drove past. The witness was alone and stated they had never seen anything like it.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: bigger than a dog but smaller than a buck-deer
Build src: very heavily built
Hair colour src: light colored, greyish
Hair length src: long haired, 6 inches long
Face src: face not seen, kept looking down towards the ground
Posture src: on all fours

Facts & provenance

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Date	23 March 2013 Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 9:15 p.m. Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Blandinsville, McDonough County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.55, -90.78 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 40714 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home at night Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	some type of animal Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #40714 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #40714 Primary

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