Possible sighting by a motorist near Hettick
Account
The witness was driving on a rural road in the evening when a large dark hairy quadruped resembling a bear was seen standing in a field beside the car. The animal reportedly kicked a back leg, turned to look at the witness, and remained standing. The witness later returned with a camera and photographed footprints in the snow, and noted a dead deer carcass nearby.
What was reported
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Sightings
Physical traces
Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- approximately 5 feet in height on all four feet
- Build src
- large
- Hair colour src
- dark colored
- Legs src
- on all 4 legs
- Posture src
- on all four feet
- Other features src
- hairy, resembled a bear
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 December 2013
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| Time of day |
620pm, dark
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| Place |
Hettick, Macoupin County, Illinois
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| Map point |
39.35, -90.12 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 43319 (4 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 |
driving
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| Witness's word for it |
large hairy animal on all 4 legs that resembled a bear
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| Source classification |
Class B
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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)
Photos of footprints in snow, poor quality due to melting snow
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and received footprint photos.
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and received footprint photos.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #43319 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference