Class A First-hand BFRO #24147

Creature seen at a flooded rock quarry near Hampton

9 September 1969 about 9pm It Was In Hampton Ill., Rock Island County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was walking with a companion to a quarry at night to fish. While running down a steep slope to the water, the witness came within about ten feet of a tall, thin hair-covered figure crouched with its hands and feet on the ground and facing away. The witness immediately ran back up the slope without telling the companion what was seen, and the two then fished for about an hour with no further incident.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: taller than 6 ft
Build src: lanky and thin
Hair colour src: reddish brown
Hair length src: about four inches
Arms src: too long
Hands src: touching the ground
Legs src: too long
Feet src: right foot more forward than left
Posture src: bent over with hands and feet touching the ground

Facts & provenance

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Date	9 September 1969 Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	about 9pm Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	It Was In Hampton Ill., Rock Island County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.56, -90.41 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 24147 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	going fishing at night Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a big hairy thing Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #24147 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Eric Lester (BFRO)

Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #24147 Primary

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