Vocalizations and a sighting with a spotlight near Murrayville
Account
In 2007 the witness led an armed group with spotlights to an area where relatives had heard screams. He shone a light across a field and saw a large dark hairy figure with outstretched arms run away in a split second. The group pursued into trees hearing walking and branches breaking but found nothing.
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- tall
- Build src
- wide through the shoulders, about three and a half feet wide
- Hair colour src
- off-color black, dish-water dirt color, lighter than coal black
- Hair length src
- long hair from upper arms hanging straight down
- Arms src
- arms spread apart horizontal to the ground, spread-eagle style
- Gait src
- ran quickly with arms spread apart, then gone in split second
- Age / size src
- big, large
- Other features src
- really no neck
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
22 July 2006
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening after dark
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| Place |
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #28484
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.57, -90.24 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28484 (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 |
searching area at night with spotlights and firearms after relatives' reports
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| Witness's word for it |
large hairy thing
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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)
trail parallel to house and road three rows into cornfield with corn knocked down two to three rows
Measurements: approximately 100 to 150 yards; two to three rows; three rows deep
An investigator spoke by phone with relatives and met the family at their rural home to conduct on-site interviews.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28484 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference