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Class A First-hand BFRO #37972

Nighttime observation involving a pond on a farm near Metropolis

5 September 2010 night Metroplis, Massac County, Illinois 3 witnesses

Account

On Labor Day weekend 2010 at a family farm, the witness and companions shone a high-powered spotlight on a creature standing chest-deep in a pond about 30-40 yards away. They watched it move, pick objects from the water and chew on them until the light died. Immediately after, they heard a splash, movement through woods, and repeated series of booms followed by loud bellowing that seemed to answer from another part of the property.

Summary drafted by AI from the source report and checked by code before I publish it. The witness's own words remain with the publisher — read the original report .

What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Wood knock Footsteps

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src
probably eight and a half feet tall
Build src
really, really wide, probably 350 to pushing 400 lbs
Hair colour src
very dark brown to black (wet)
Arms src
huge arms
Posture src
chest deep in water, bending over to forage
Other features src
dark brown skin underneath with lighter armpit, fur split on back at shoulder blades, visible pectoral muscles

Facts & provenance

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Date
5 September 2010
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night
Derived BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 70% confidence
Place
Metroplis, Massac County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details
Map point
37.1512, -88.7320 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #37972 · gnis:413456 · read with 30% confidence
USGS GNIS populated place 'Metropolis', Massac, matched from nearest town 'Metroplis' read as 'metropolis' (spelling match)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
sitting on front porch at family farm
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness's word for it
that creature
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #37972 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Measurement

Next-day boat measurement of pond depth where entity stood

Measurements: five and a half feet deep

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

An investigator interviewed the witness by phone.

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

An investigator contacted one of the other witnesses.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #37972 Primary
    Published 2012-12-03 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash b30bb2d1066e
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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