Class A First-hand BFRO #38395

Motorists have nighttime sighting north of Matteson

20 December 2012 night Matteson, Cook County, Illinois 3 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving southbound through a forest preserve at night with his wife and daughter with headlights on high beam. Less than 50 feet ahead, a huge dark figure crossed the road from left to right in fewer than two steps. All three occupants saw it, noting its long, massive muscular arms and very large size.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
over 7 feet tall
Build src
massive, huge, muscular, over 600 lbs
Hair colour src
very dark
Arms src
long and extremely large, very massive, well defined with visible muscles and shoulder

Facts & provenance

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Date
20 December 2012
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Matteson, Cook County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.53, -87.75 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 38395 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving southbound through a forest preserve
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
very large dark figure
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #38395 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with two witnesses by phone and summarized size and appearance details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2012-12-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash a212f9ec497e
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

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