Class B First-hand BFRO #5742

Young man hears nighttime vocalizations and is followed in woods near Mounds

Summer 1990 about 10-11 pm Mounds, Pulaski County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

On a summer night in 1990 the witness walked up a field road near his home when he heard a loud whistle followed by screams from nearby ridges. As he fled back toward his house he heard another scream close by and was followed to the creek behind his house, where he heard heavy breathing, growling and bipedal footsteps. He fired a large amount of ammunition toward the sounds without seeing the source, then stayed inside overnight, and the next day found bullet damage to trees and a flattened depression but no blood or tracks.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Build src
huge
Legs src
absolutely two legged

Facts & provenance

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Date
Summer 1990
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about 10-11 pm
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mounds, Pulaski County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.11, -89.20 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 5742 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
walking in the woods to shoot
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
sasquatch
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #5742 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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