Childhood memory told of seeing an upright, white animal while playing in a creek near Brussels
Account
Two children were playing with tadpoles in a slough along a creek in the afternoon. One looked up and saw a white, extremely hairy upright animal with very long arms standing behind the other child. The children ran to a house a quarter mile away, adults returned with them to the area, and the children were told not to tell anyone about what was seen.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- six feet tall
- Hair colour src
- white
- Arms src
- very long arms
- Posture src
- standing upright
- Other features src
- extremely hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Spring 1968
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
afternoon
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| Place |
Brussels, Calhoun County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #42730
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.93, -90.53 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 42730 with published 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 |
playing with tadpoles
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| Witness's word for it |
the animal
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the account.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #42730 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference