Class A First-hand BFRO #57303

Memory told of a sighting on a farm near Nashville

18 May 2000 early spring morning Nashville, Washington County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

Early one spring morning the witness was looking out a window toward the barn behind the house after her spouse left for work. She saw a tall, shiny-black, muscular, hair-covered figure emerge from tall weeds on a hill and walk behind the barn. The figure briefly waved a hand toward her, which she took as a signal not to watch, and she looked away. She did not discuss the sighting for years and reports no further sightings.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: approximately 8 or 9 ft tall
Build src: more muscled not rugged
Hair colour src: shiney black
Face src: black like leather around eyes and mouth, hair neatly laid around face
Gait src: walking
Apparent sex src: male (sensed it was a he)
Other features src: very clean and neat as if hair had been combed

Facts & provenance

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Date	18 May 2000 Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	early spring morning Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Nashville, Washington County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point	38.34, -89.35 (± 2 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 57303 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	looking out window toward barn Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a big foot Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #57303 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized the sighting details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #57303 Primary

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