Wood knock and possible nighttime sighting east of Canton Lake
Account
The witness was walking at night from a camper toward town when a loud fall-like noise occurred ahead in the road. A shadowy fur-covered biped stood up about 30 feet away and walked calmly across the road before disappearing into vegetation. The witness continued past the spot believing the creature stayed hidden nearby without further interaction.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- six feet tall
- Build src
- thin but still muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Legs src
- too muscley
- Gait src
- walked calmly
- Posture src
- slightly leaned over
- Other features src
- fur-covered animal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
27 December 2008
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| Time of day |
9 or 10 p.m.
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| Place |
Canton, Fulton County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #28569
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.56, -89.96 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28569 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
walking back to town at night
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| Witness's word for it |
sasquatch (a strange thin, tall, muscley one)
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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)
witness-created illustration made by darkening a site photo and drawing the reported creature
An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone and recorded a summary description.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28569 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference