Daylight sighting by a camper in Argyle Lake State Park
Account
The witness was eating at a picnic table when several children ran past on a trail. Shortly after they passed, the witness saw a small stocky reddish-haired figure moving on two legs about 80 yards away on the same trail. After the children came back, the figure reappeared behind them, squatted in the brush, and disappeared.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall
- Build src
- stocky
- Hair colour src
- brown reddish
- Hair length src
- long
- Face src
- unable to see the face
- Gait src
- sneaking
- Posture src
- on two legs
- Age / size src
- juvenile
- Other features src
- dark tanish colored skin threw its hair
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
August 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
5:00 pm
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| Place |
Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #36406
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.45, -90.80 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 36406 (5 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 |
eating pizza at a picnic table
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| Witness's word for it |
a juvenile sasquatch
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| Source classification |
Class A
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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)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, spoke with the couple, camped in the area, and measured the viewing distance.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36406 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference