Homeowner has nighttime sighting near Edwardsville
Account
Around 1 a.m. at home, the witness heard a throat-clearing sound and looked out a hallway window toward the yard. Using night vision, the witness watched a large human-like figure standing about 40 yards away between the woods and a shed, staring up into the trees. The figure was gone by the time the witness tried to have another household member see it.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least eight and a half foot tall
- Build src
- very muscular; reported weight 400 to 450 lbs
- Hair colour src
- gray through night vision
- Face src
- very human looking, like a Viking
- Eyes src
- really sunken eyes
- Posture src
- standing, staring up into trees
- Apparent sex src
- male
- Age / size src
- big
- Other features src
- huge head
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1 October 2011
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1 a.m.
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| Place |
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
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| Map point |
38.7908, -89.9886 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Edwardsville city (GEOID 1722697), matched from nearest town 'Edwardsville'
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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 |
putting son to sleep then walking to bathroom at home
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| Witness's word for it |
a really big human
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator met the witness and visited the witness's home.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #39268 Primary