Resident has recent daylight sighting while retrieving cattle near Godfrey
Account
The witness was walking through heavily wooded hills looking for a relative's escaped cows on a clear sunny morning. After stopping to rest, the witness looked east and saw a large, shaggy, man-like figure covered in long black hair moving north and breaking tree limbs as it walked. The figure continued up and over a hill without looking toward the witness.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- between seven and eight feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular, with a big chest
- Hair colour src
- black
- Hair length src
- five to six inches long
- Face src
- unable to see face
- Arms src
- very long arms
- Gait src
- walking
- Other features src
- hair covered the total body
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
8 April 2009
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
morning
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| Place |
Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois
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| Map point |
39.00, -90.15 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 25809 (4 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 |
searching for a relative's escaped cows in woods
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| Witness's word for it |
a large man looking thing
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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 spoke with the witness by phone and added details to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25809 Primary
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