Class A First-hand BFRO #47403

Deer hunter has daylight encounters and attempts to take photos east of Findlay

6 December 2014 late afternoon Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was deer hunting from a stand in a state park in Shelby County, Illinois, when they reported seeing a tall dark figure about 60-70 yards away in the late afternoon. The figure was described as about 8 feet tall with blackish coloring, broad shoulders, long arms and a crowned-shaped head, walking away with its face not visible. The witness took cell-phone photos that lacked detail and later noticed twisted and broken-off trees in the area.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Physical traces

Tree break Twist

Described appearance

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Height src: 8 foot
Build src: broad shoulders, estimated 600 lbs
Hair colour src: blackish with a silverish sheen
Face src: unable to see the face
Arms src: long arms
Other features src: crowned shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Date	6 December 2014 Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	late afternoon Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Findlay, Shelby County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	39.51, -88.71 (± 3 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 47403 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	deer hunting Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	dark figure walking away Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #47403 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Photograph

Cell-phone photos of dark figure walking away with little detail

BFRO report, “Observed” section

Tree damage

Few trees found twisted and broke off above witness height

Measurements: breaks taller than 6'3"

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the two sightings and the cell-phone photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #47403 Primary

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