Class A First-hand BFRO #28534

Runner has sighting near home south of Jacksonville

26 August 2006 sun still up a little bit Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was out running in the evening to get in shape and stopped at a road. He saw a very tall, dark brown, muscular figure standing in the road watching him, saying he could see its whole body but was too far away to identify it. He estimated it was close to nine feet tall and then turned around and went home.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
close to nine feet
Build src
very muscular
Hair colour src
very dark brown
Posture src
standing

Facts & provenance

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Date
26 August 2006
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
sun still up a little bit
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Jacksonville, Morgan County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
39.54, -90.18 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28534 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
running for exercise
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this big tall thing
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #28534 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with witnesses by phone, visited the site, and spoke in person with the witness's parents at their home.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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