Class A First-hand BFRO #25362

Night time sighting by two witnesses at trailhead in Shawnee National Forest

22 January 2009 8:45-9:00 PM Herod, Saline County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and her father were walking back to the trailhead parking area at night when the father noticed eyeshine in the trees to the side of the trail about 30-40 feet away. With headlamps on, they both observed shining eyes and the outline of a rounded head that turned to look at them before they turned their lights off. The figure then walked away downhill with heavy deliberate bipedal steps, paused, and remained nearby while the witness spoke softly before they left quietly. After returning home they photographed smudge marks on their vehicle that had not been noticed earlier.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting Silhouette Eyeshine

Sounds

Footsteps

Described appearance

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Height src: between 6 and 7 feet tall
Face src: eyes positioned on the front of the face
Eyes src: big round eyes shining white-ish green
Gait src: big heavy deliberate steps
Posture src: bipedal
Other features src: round human-like head

Facts & provenance

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Date	22 January 2009 Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	8:45-9:00 PM Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Herod, Saline County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	37.5803, -88.4362 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #25362 · gnis:424976 · read with 45% confidence USGS GNIS populated place 'Herod', Pope, matched from nearest town 'Herod'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	walking back to trailhead parking lot at night Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	a sasquatch Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #25362 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Harold Benny (BFRO)

Photograph

photos of finger-swipe-like marks in dust on vehicle found after returning home

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

On a prior night the witness and her father used luring techniques in the area with no result.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Follow-up

The witness and her father returned the next day to measure the distance and found no tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #25362 Primary

Published 2009-01-27 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 2 images at source Hash b4d4aa01dc12

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The report refers to

“a couple of BFRO reports from this county and surrounding ones.”
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