Class A First-hand BFRO #10892

Youth has daylight sighting in swampy area near Canton Lake

April 1980 afternoon, 2-3 p.m. Canton, Fulton County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness went to the bottom of a hill near a relative's home at Canton Lake to smoke. After hearing a crushing and rustling noise, the witness saw a tall black bipedal being about twenty yards away that looked at the witness and raised its arms. The witness then ran back up the hill to the relative's home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
six to seven feet tall
Build src
over three hundred pounds
Hair colour src
black
Face src
pale with fleshy area around eyes and nose, somewhat humanlike
Eyes src
fleshy area around the eyes
Arms src
long arms not in same proportion as human's
Gait src
always on two feet
Posture src
standing
Other features src
short neck

Facts & provenance

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Date
April 1980
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
afternoon, 2-3 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
40.53, -90.06 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10892 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
going down the hill to smoke
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a being
Stated BFRO report #10892 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10892 · 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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