Class A First-hand BFRO #30003

Late night encounter by a motorcyclist outside of Marseilles

18 July 2011 about 1 am Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was riding a motorcycle home from night work at about 1 a.m. when making a turn beside a cornfield. A large dark figure was seen standing at the field edge a short distance away. It leaned forward and gave an extremely loud high-pitched scream-like call heard again moments later, and the witness accelerated away without looking back.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src
between seven and eight feet tall
Build src
stocky and muscularly built
Hair colour src
darkly colored
Posture src
stood still, leaned slightly forward

Facts & provenance

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Date
18 July 2011
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 1 am
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.42, -88.71 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 30003 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding motorcycle home from work
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a large figure
Stated BFRO report #30003 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #30003 · 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 the description and circumstances.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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