Memory told of a sighting at dawn while deer hunting north of Hettick
Account
The witness was deer hunting from a tree stand at sunrise when they heard twigs snapping and then a very loud yell/scream. A dark brown figure walking upright, estimated at 6.5 to 7 feet tall, then crossed about 20 yards between two timber areas. The figure did not appear concerned by the witness's presence.
What was reported
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Sightings
Sounds
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 6 1/2 to 7 feet tall
- Build src
- very muscular, 600 lbs
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Gait src
- walking
- Posture src
- upright
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
20 November 1993
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about sunrise
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| Place |
Hettick, Macoupin County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #37697
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.38, -90.05 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 37697 (5 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 |
hunting deer from a tree stand
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing whatever it was
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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 the witness by phone and recorded additional size and appearance details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #37697 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference