Class A First-hand BFRO #39267

Motorist reports his second sighting near railroad tracks west of Murphysboro

6 March 2012 around 11 or 11:30 a.m. Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving across railroad tracks in late morning when he noticed two dark figures near vegetation about 100 yards away. One figure was standing upright while the other was sitting. He remained in his truck and watched for about a minute before traffic behind him and an approaching train caused him to drive on.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
a good 8 foot, maybe more
Build src
real big, tall and skinny
Hair colour src
Black, pure black
Arms src
moved his arm
Posture src
one standing and one sitting
Apparent sex src
male and female
Other features src
sitting one 400 or 500 lbs

Facts & provenance

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Date
6 March 2012
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 11 or 11:30 a.m.
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #39267 · 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
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Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
crossing railroad tracks in a truck
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #39267 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator met the witness and drove with him to the sighting location.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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