Class A First-hand BFRO #12984

Nighttime sighting by motorists east of Carpentersville

28 September 1968 Around 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. Carpentersville, Cook County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

Two companions lost while driving at night stopped beside a side road to turn around. A tall, dark-haired, upright creature crossed in front of their van from left to right, looking toward them. As they backed out, one thought it turned back toward the van, and they fled in fear.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: about as tall as the Ford van; at least six and a half feet tall
Build src: very bulky in the shoulders; weighed over 300 lbs
Hair colour src: dark brownish to like black
Hair length src: 6 to maybe 10 inches long in some spots; shorter on face
Face src: flater face with no muzel or snout like a chimp; more humanlike than apelike
Arms src: swinging arms that looked too long for its torso
Gait src: long stride
Posture src: stood upright
Other features src: shoulder width greater than three and a half feet

Facts & provenance

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Date	28 September 1968 Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	Around 9:00 to 9:30 P.M. Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Carpentersville, Cook County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	42.13, -88.16 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 12984 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving at night while lost and turning around Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a creature Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #12984 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone but could not contact the companion.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #12984 Primary

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