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Class A First-hand BFRO #24766

On-going activity experienced by a family east of St. Louis

19 September 2008 about 9:30pm Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative were wood-knocking in the backyard at night. After the witness knocked five times, they heard a high-pitched chatter from one direction and a grumbling sound from another direction for about a minute. Additional knocking produced no further response that evening.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Chatter Growl

Facts & provenance

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Date
19 September 2008
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 9:30pm
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.3142, -88.9175 (± 15 km)
Geocoded BFRO report #24766 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Mount Vernon city (GEOID 1751180), matched from nearest town 'Mount Vernon'
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
wood knocking in backyard
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
what I think might be Bigfoots
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Harold Benny (BFRO)
Tree damage

An investigator searching the area with the family found a 5-inch-diameter tree snapped off about 5 feet up.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator searching with the family found a large fresh path ending with scuffed footprints through a bean field.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Tracks

An investigator searching with the family found a large degraded footprint in mud near railroad tracks.

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

An investigator searching the area with the family found a 5-inch-diameter tree snapped off about 5 feet up.

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

An investigator searching with the family found a large fresh path ending with scuffed footprints through a bean field.

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

An investigator searching with the family found a large degraded footprint in mud near railroad tracks.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #24766 Primary
    Published 2008-09-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 60ae2bfd1391
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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