Possible nighttime sighting from a home by a young woman near Lake Lou Yaeger
Account
The witness, staying at a house for a short time, was looking out a window in the early morning and saw a tall figure by the clothesline pole. The figure was described as about a foot taller than the 7-foot-8-inch pole, brown on top with gray speckled lower areas, moving hunched over and scratching its back, with a strong skunk and manure-like odor. After watching for several minutes, the witness saw it take two steps into the nearby woods.
What was reported
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Sightings
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- a foot taller than the 7'8" clothes line pole (about nine feet tall)
- Build src
- huge
- Hair colour src
- brown on top, grayish white-gray speckled with black toward legs
- Gait src
- moseyed back into the woods
- Posture src
- hunched over
- Other features src
- came to a "V" in the mid-section
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
3 December 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3:30 am
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| Place |
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #38337
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.1760, -89.6655 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Litchfield city (GEOID 1743965), matched from nearest town 'Litchfield'
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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 |
looking out window in early morning
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| Witness's word for it |
this thing
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Mud tracks found and followed about half a mile until trail was lost
Measurements: about a half mile
Clothes line pole measured to estimate entity height
Measurements: 7'8"
An investigator spoke with both witnesses by phone and recorded the detailed account.
A family member stayed for three nights searching for the animal without finding it.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #38337 Primary