First-hand Related account BFRO #24766

Odor near Mount Vernon, Illinois

twice back in the spring and another time between spring and summer Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois 1 witness
Same witness, another occasion. This event is described inside another report — On-going activity experienced by a family east of St. Louis. It is catalogued separately because it is a different occasion, not a duplicate.

Account

The witness noticed a brief skunk-like smell by a window on three occasions between spring and summer with no skunks found the next day.

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Date
twice back in the spring and another time between spring and summer
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section · read with 85% confidence
Place
Mount Vernon, Washington County, Illinois
Derived BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section · read with 85% confidence
Map point
38.3142, -88.9175 (± 15 km)
Derived BFRO report #24766 · derived:same-place-as-main · read with 50% confidence
The report places this event at its main event's location (GEOCODED_LOCALITY)
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #24766 · BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section · read with 85% confidence

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  1. Published 2008-09-19 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 60ae2bfd1391
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