Class A First-hand BFRO #39568

Nighttime sighting from a window by a young woman near Lake Lou Yaeger

14 December 2012 2 a.m. Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was in bed around 2 a.m. when a powerful stench prompted a look out the bedroom window. A partially cut tree about 100 feet away began to topple, and a camera flash revealed a large brown hunched figure about ten feet from the house, possibly with a second figure near the woodline. The figures left into the woods, and the next day the witness found the tree down with the saw bar displaced and many tracks and cracked walnuts nearby.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
taller than nine feet
Build src
even more massive
Hair colour src
solid brown
Legs src
brown
Posture src
hunched over

Facts & provenance

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Date
14 December 2012
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
2 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Litchfield, Montgomery County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.1760, -89.6655 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #39568 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Litchfield city (GEOID 1743965), matched from nearest town 'Litchfield'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was
sitting in bed at night
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
it
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #39568 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Photograph

Foggy photo of figure taken through bedroom window glass with phone flash held close to glass.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tree damage

Partially sawed tree found pushed over lying in yard with saw bar displaced but chain still stuck.

Measurements: about 100 feet from bedroom window

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Tracks

Many tracks found in muddy ground around fallen tree the next day.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Photograph

Multiple photos of footprints in leaf litter and mud, described as insufficient quality to see defined footprints.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Photograph

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness and a relative, drove by along the highway to confirm distances, and reviewed emailed footprint photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness and a relative, drove by along the highway to confirm distances, and reviewed emailed footprint photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Follow-up

An investigator spoke by phone with the witness and a relative, drove by along the highway to confirm distances, and reviewed emailed footprint photos.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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