Class B First-hand BFRO #44644

Memory told of a daylight sighting near Chauncey

12 July 2002 early afternoon Chauncey, Crawford County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was swimming and having lunch with a companion, a child, and a dog at a secluded river sandbar on a hot summer day. When the dog became agitated, she went to check near the parked truck and saw a tall thin dark figure moving through brush about 20 yards away. She was startled, told her companion it was a Sasquatch, and they left.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
7 to 8 feet
Build src
thin
Hair colour src
black
Face src
unable to see
Other features src
man-like; sparse hair

Facts & provenance

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Date
12 July 2002
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
early afternoon
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Chauncey, Crawford County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
38.88, -87.91 (± 2 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 44644 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
swimming and having lunch at a river sandbar
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
A thin black 7 to 8 foot man like creature
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #44644 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Source timeline

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