Class A First-hand BFRO #23489

Nighttime sighting near Goeldner Woods County Park

November 2007 about 11:30 PM Earlham, Madison County, Iowa 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving at night with sleeping family members when he noticed a tall, lanky figure covered in brown hair crouched by an intersection sign. The figure stood as the car approached as if to cross the road, and its eyes reflected yellow in the headlights. The witness swerved and kept driving, then woke his wife and later called a relative to lock doors.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
easily 7-8 feet tall
Build src
very skinny/lanky
Hair colour src
brown
Hair length src
shaggy, matted
Eyes src
reflected yellow in headlights like a cat's
Posture src
crouched then stood up

Facts & provenance

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Date
November 2007
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Earlham, Madison County, Iowa
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.46, -94.05 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 23489 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving back from parents' house
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
whatever it was
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #23489 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Eric Lester (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke to the witness by phone about the sighting.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2008-03-31 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 831134910b1a
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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