Youth has pre-dawn encounter on the way to deer stand near Mitchellville
Account
In darkness before dawn, a hunter walking toward a deer stand encountered a very tall bipedal silhouette about 45-50 feet away at a field edge. The figure turned and ran quietly into the treeline within about 10-15 seconds before a flashlight or shotgun could be used. The witness then went to the stand and called a parent about the sighting.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- approximately 7-8 feet tall
- Build src
- extremely large, athletic build
- Hair colour src
- dark - black or dark brown
- Legs src
- walking on two legs
- Gait src
- walking toward witness, then ran quickly
- Posture src
- bipedal
- Clothing src
- no orange hunting vest
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
18 November 2005
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| Time of day |
5:50 a.m., just prior to daybreak
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| Place |
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #13070
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.63, -88.55 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 13070 (2 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 |
walking to a deer stand to hunt
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| Witness's word for it |
dark silhouette
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the primary witness by phone and added details to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #13070 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference