Class A First-hand BFRO #47249

Motorist has dusk sighting west of Galesburg

12 July 2014 dusk Galesburg, Warren County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving west at dusk with a companion when an animal crossed the road about 15 yards ahead. The witness described a very dark, long-haired animal moving on all fours with an awkward gait, higher rear end, flat face and round head. The companion did not see it, and the pair could not relocate it after turning around.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Road crossing

Described appearance

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Height src: about four feet tall on all fours
Build src: gangly and thinly built
Hair colour src: dark brown to black
Hair length src: long
Face src: flat with no muzzle or snout
Arms src: front legs moved as if a human leaning over peddling
Legs src: back legs with human running motion with apparent knees
Gait src: running on all fours with awkward gait, very quickly
Posture src: on all fours with rear higher than front
Other features src: round head

Facts & provenance

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Date	12 July 2014 Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	dusk Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Galesburg, Warren County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	40.95, -90.44 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 47249 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was	driving with a companion on a highway Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	this animal Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #47249 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the sighting details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #47249 Primary

Published 2014-12-06 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash bc5a8842b28c

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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