Class B First-hand BFRO #65795

Motorists' sighting of a possible sasquatch along Interstate 64 outside Mt. Vernon

21 July 2020 night, around 5am or 6am Mt Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois 1 witness

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.

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What was reported

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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
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
night, around 5am or 6am
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Mt Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.32, -88.97 (± 6 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 65795 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 75% confidence
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving on an interstate highway at night
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
big figure
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #65795 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Chris Callahan (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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