Class A First-hand BFRO #6534

Young boy has night time sighting near Chrisney

July 1968 right after sundown, between 8 and 9 PM Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana 1 witness

Account

A child staying overnight at a relative's farm looked out an attic window after bedtime and saw a dark figure illuminated by a truck's headlights near a shed. The figure had unusually long arms, a rounded head, and did not reflect light before running west. Two relatives searched the area with shotguns and a vehicle but found no one.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: under six foot tall but not under five foot tall
Build src: on the thin side
Hair colour src: very dark
Face src: did not shine or reflect any light
Arms src: abnormally long, closer to the knees than ordinary person
Gait src: odd, long strides with long arms swinging by sides
Posture src: upright, walking like a man then running
Age / size src: young animal
Other features src: fairly rounded head, no distinct neck

Facts & provenance

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Date	July 1968 Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	right after sundown, between 8 and 9 PM Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Chrisney, Spencer County, Indiana Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.0106, -87.0310 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #6534 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Chrisney town (GEOID 1812574), matched from nearest town 'Chrisney'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	lying in attic looking out window after bedtime Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a "man" Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #6534 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Tony Gerard (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #6534 Primary

Published 2003-06-24 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a9d0028d6631

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The report refers to

“Evansville Courier and Press”
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