Motorist has daylight sighting near Marseilles
Account
The witness was driving on Dupont road toward Main Street around late morning when a tall, thin, greyish-tan figure crossed the road about 30 yards ahead with long strides. The witness could not see the face and described the encounter as difficult to accept as a non-believer.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 or 8 feet tall
- Build src
- tall and thin
- Hair colour src
- greyish tan
- Gait src
- long gaping strides
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
12 August 2015
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| Time of day |
11:20 a.m.
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| Place |
Marseilles, La Salle County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #49515
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.30, -88.61 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 49515 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on Dupont road
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| Witness's word for it |
something???
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the account.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #49515 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- Motorist has night-time sighting near bridge just south of SenecaCited as “La Salle County - Report # 28940” · February 2011 · Seneca, La Salle County, Illinois
- Campers have lengthy nighttime encounter near SenecaCited as “La Salle County - Report # 11911” · July 1983 · Seneca, La Salle County, Illinois
- “La Salle County has 11 other BFRO sightings.”Not in the Anomadex yet