Class A First-hand BFRO #10678

Youth has daylight sighting near New Pekin

12 June 1999 early afternoon New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana 1 witness

Account

The witness, then 13, went outside to a car at a relative's home to retrieve an item. After closing the car door, the witness saw a very large, dark furry biped crossing an adjacent field toward the woods with a long slouched stride and swinging arms. The figure covered a large distance quickly and entered the woods, after which the witness went inside and spent about half an hour trying to process the sighting.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: seven feet tall
Build src: very heavily built
Hair colour src: really dark brown or black
Face src: not seen
Arms src: rather long arms that swung loosely
Gait src: long and sort of slouched
Posture src: definitely bipedal
Age / size src: very large
Other features src: weighed about four hundred pounds

Facts & provenance

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Date	12 June 1999 Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	early afternoon Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.5021, -86.0144 (± 15 km) Geocoded BFRO report #10678 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of New Pekin town (GEOID 1853388), matched from nearest town 'New Pekin'
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	fetching cigarettes from car during family visit Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a sasquatch Stated BFRO report #10678 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10678 · 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 recorded additional size and behavior details.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10678 Primary

Published 2005-02-17 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4dc6822829b6

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