Motorists' sighting of a possible sasquatch along Interstate 64 outside Mt. Vernon
Account
The witness was driving on an interstate at night with two companions when a large bipedal figure was seen walking along the treeline. The figure made eye contact, took a couple of steps toward the trees, looked back again, then continued into the woods. It was described as very tall, stocky, light tan in color, stooped, with red eyeshine.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- at least 7 feet tall, possibly over 8 feet
- Build src
- big, stocky like a football player
- Hair colour src
- light tan, not uniform with different hues
- Eyes src
- big, glowing red, shined like animal eyeshine
- Gait src
- walked like a stooped person
- Posture src
- stooped
- Other features src
- bipedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
21 July 2020
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| Time of day |
night, around 5am or 6am
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| Place |
Mt Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #65795
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.32, -88.97 (± 6 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 65795 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
driving on an interstate highway at night
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| Witness's word for it |
big figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Chris Callahan (BFRO)
An investigator spoke to the witness by phone and added details to the report.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #65795 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference