Class B First-hand BFRO #41907

Memory told of a possible sighting at night in a pasture east of Jacksonville

January 1986 about 11-1130 PM Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

On a winter night in 1986-87 the witness was alone on his turn riding a three-wheeler through a snowy pasture near a wooded creek in Morgan County while a companion waited elsewhere. From about 30 yards away he watched a roughly 7-foot tall, dark-haired, roughly 400-lb figure walk across a narrow strip of pasture between two stands of woods. The figure looked toward him and then kept walking as if unconcerned.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
aprox 7 ft tall
Build src
probably 400lbs
Hair colour src
dark colored
Gait src
walking

Facts & provenance

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Date
January 1986
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
about 11-1130 PM
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.75, -90.18 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 41907 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
riding a three-wheeler in snow, taking turns with a companion
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #41907 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Source timeline

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