Class A First-hand BFRO #25273

Possible sighting, wood knocks and vocalizations west of Girard

8 November 2008 mostly at night Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois

Account

The witness described living at a wooded property for about a year with repeated nighttime disturbances. On one occasion in heavy fog the witness saw a large dark bipedal shape, later estimated at about seven feet tall and very muscular. The sighting occurred amid other reported howls, tree knocks, and signs of activity around the house and woods.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about seven feet tall
Build src
very muscular
Gait src
moving bipedally
Other features src
around 450 lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date
8 November 2008
Stated BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
mostly at night
Stated BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Girard, Macoupin County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.27, -89.49 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 25273 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
large dark shape
Stated BFRO report #25273 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #25273 · 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 recorded additional details about size, distance, and sounds.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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