Class A First-hand BFRO #36306

Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro

March 2011 11 a.m. Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was traveling along a road around 11 a.m. in clear, cool conditions and reported seeing a tall, thin, hair-covered figure standing off to the side of nearby railroad tracks. The witness described the figure as very tall but reported no facial details. An investigator later met the witness and visited the location, recording estimates of about seven feet tall, slender build, black hair, about 200 pounds, and about 250 feet observation distance.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
about seven feet tall
Build src
slender, around 200 lbs
Hair colour src
black
Face src
unable to see the face
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
March 2011
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
11 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.72, -89.49 (± 8 km)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 36306 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
traveling along the road
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
tall thin hairy bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #36306 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness and drove together to the sighting location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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