Motorist has daytime sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro
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.
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
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| Time of day |
11 a.m.
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| Place |
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #36306
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
37.72, -89.49 (± 8 km)
BFRO map layer point for report 36306 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 |
traveling along the road
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| Witness's word for it |
tall thin hairy bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator met the witness and drove together to the sighting location.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36306 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference