Class B First-hand BFRO #38765

Recollection of possible encounters at a cemetery in the village of Cuba

Summer 1999 close to 3 AM Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois 4 witnesses

Account

Late at night four friends walking past a graveyard noticed a very large object resting on a branch in a large tree. After they shone a flashlight at it, the object dropped about twenty feet and ran quickly toward woods behind the graveyard. The witness returned at sunrise and found very large impressions in the grass with a stride neither he nor a taller companion could match, leading him to estimate the creature at seven to nine feet tall.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Physical traces

Tracks

Described appearance

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Height src: between 7-9' tall
Build src: huge
Gait src: ran bipedally

Facts & provenance

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Date	Summer 1999 Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day	close to 3 AM Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Cuba, Fulton County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.49, -90.20 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 38765 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Derived BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was	walking past graveyard late at night with friends Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a very large object Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #38765 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Tracks

very large impressions in grass found the next morning with a stride the witness could not match

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with two of the witnesses and summarized the estimated size, distance, and lighting conditions.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #38765 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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