Class A First-hand BFRO #27374

Man remembers his daytime sighting as a youth living south of Hennepin

29 November 1986 Afternoon, sunset Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding a BMX bike on a snow-covered road in the afternoon when they saw a tall, long-haired figure crossing the road about 50 yards ahead. The figure was described as about eight feet tall with light brown hair. The witness ran inside for a camera but could not find one, and the next day found footprints with a relative.

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What was reported

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Physical traces

Described appearance

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Height src
all of eight foot tall
Build src
very muscular
Hair colour src
light brown
Hair length src
long
Face src
dark brown skin

Facts & provenance

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Date
29 November 1986
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
Afternoon, sunset
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Hennepin, Putnam County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.23, -89.32 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 27374 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding a BMX bike on the road
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #27374 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Tracks

footprints found the next day

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2010-03-03 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1138b286d009
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “a sighting about seven miles from where I live”
    Not in the Anomadex yet