Possible sighting of animal playing peek-a-boo at Argyle Lake State Park
Account
Two companions hiking back toward their car noticed the woods go silent and heard something moving in brush alongside them and crossing behind them, along with a musky skunk-like odor. Near the last bend the reporter glanced back and saw a wide, dark-brown figure squatting beside a low dead tree about 100 yards away. They kept walking, then ran to the car and drove off and rarely spoke of it afterward.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 3 to 4 feet tall when squatting
- Build src
- very large, fairly wide with four-foot-wide shoulders
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- no facial details seen
- Posture src
- squatting
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
mid afternoon, around 4 p.m.
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| Place |
Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #40995
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.45, -90.79 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 40995 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hiking with a friend
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| Witness's word for it |
something
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #40995 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “the other sighting listed on the website from near this area”Not in the Anomadex yet