Class A First-hand BFRO #28516

Memory told of a daytime sighting near Edwardsville

21 October 1978 11am Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving on a dirt road behind a church in fall 1978 when he saw a large dark figure bent over a puddle. He drove to within about ten yards, got out with the car door between them, and watched it stand upright. He fired a shotgun to either side of it without effect, after which it shrugged and bounded into nearby woods in long leaps.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: eight or nine feet tall
Build src: very bulky and muscular, larger upper torso
Hair colour src: totally black
Face src: facial features indiscernible due to hair
Gait src: leaping 15 to 20 feet at a time
Posture src: stood upright
Other features src: humanoid appearance

Facts & provenance

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Date	21 October 1978 Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	11am Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.78, -90.01 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28516 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving to visit a friend Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a black humanoid Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #28516 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by telephone and summarized additional descriptive details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #28516 Primary

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BFRO map layer Reference

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The report refers to

“stories about these things up by Alton, Illinois”
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