Motorist has nighttime sighting of animal in soybean field near Flat Rock
Account
The witness was driving home alone in the early morning when headlights lit a large standing figure about twenty yards out in a bean field beside corn. The eyes reflected red and the head and upper body were visible above patchy fog, appearing as tall as the surrounding corn. The witness drove away frightened without stopping for a closer look.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- at least seven to eight feet tall
- Eyes src
- shone red
- Posture src
- standing
- Age / size src
- large
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Summer 1973
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
1:00 - 3:00 am
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| Place |
Flat Rock, Shelby County, Indiana
Stated
BFRO report #10153
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.37, -85.85 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 10153 (3 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
driving home
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| Witness's word for it |
a large figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted the witness left quickly without observing features or movement.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #10153 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference