Daytime sighting by two arrowhead hunters near Gulfport
Account
Two companions searching for arrowheads in a cornfield noticed a dark stationary shape in the fencerow that resembled a topped-off tree. One experienced a strong feeling of being watched and thought the shape appeared to grin. They left the area and when they returned the shape was gone; follow-up characterized it as a massive, very hairy motionless animal over six feet tall.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- over six feet tall
- Build src
- massive in size
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- like it was grinning
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
September 1985
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
2:00pm
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| Place |
Gulfport, Henderson County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #4099
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.81, -91.09 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 4099 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
hunting arrowheads
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| Witness's word for it |
black tree that was topped off
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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 both witnesses by phone as follow-up.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #4099 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference