Class B First-hand BFRO #40842

Memory told of a possible sighting along Happy Hollow Road near Gorham

October 1975 7 pm, just after sundown Gorham, Jackson County, Illinois 4 witnesses

Account

The witness was riding in a vehicle with three relatives on a wooded road after sundown. As the vehicle came around a curve, the headlights illuminated a creature standing on a creek bank by a wooden bridge. The creature looked toward the vehicle, its eyes caught in the headlights, then turned and walked away.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting Eyeshine

Described appearance

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Height src: at least 8 foot tall
Build src: massively wide shoulders, very muscular
Hair colour src: jet black
Face src: unable to see any facial features
Eyes src: headlights hit its eyes
Gait src: walk off
Posture src: standing

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1975 Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	7 pm, just after sundown Derived BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place	Gorham, Jackson County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.68, -89.49 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 40842 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	4 Derived BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	riding in a vehicle to a school function Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness's word for it	the creature Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #40842 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Source timeline

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BFRO report #40842 Primary

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