Class A First-hand BFRO #26905

Fisherman has closeup encounter with a juvenile near Kankakee

13 May 1973 morning Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

While fishing with two companions in a rural backwater area, the witness walked the shoreline away from the group and then pushed backward through a tall hedge onto a grassy lane. Face-to-face at close range he encountered a short, stocky, brown-haired biped that then fled upright down the lane while he ran toward his companions. He described the being as fully hair-covered with dark eyes and elongated arms, moving with a flailing-armed jog, with no sound or odor noted.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: about 62 inches, five foot two inches tall
Build src: stockily built, weighing about 200 pounds
Hair colour src: brown
Hair length src: about two inches long, neat and almost brushed
Face src: also completely covered in hair
Eyes src: dark brown with no white, dog-like friendly impression
Arms src: elongated
Gait src: arm flailing jog, flailing arms while running upright
Posture src: upright, bipedal, did not drop to all fours to run
Age / size src: not a baby, but not an adult either
Other features src: entirety covered in hair, not unkempt, almost Ewok-like appearance, not monkey-like

Facts & provenance

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Date	13 May 1973 Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	morning Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Kankakee, Kankakee County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point	41.16, -87.58 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 26905 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fishing with companions along shoreline Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	some sort of mammal Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #26905 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized details of the brief encounter.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #26905 Primary

Published 2009-11-16 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 28ed3a9a600c

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BFRO map layer Reference

Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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