Class A First-hand BFRO #28714

Memory told of seeing a bigfoot on the side of a road along Middle Branch Creek

9 August 1969 around 10 p.m. Norris, Fulton County, Illinois 3 witnesses

Account

When the witness was ten, the witness and the mother drove at night to assist a relative whose truck had broken down near a creek and woods. Headlights revealed a crouched figure behind a fence watching the relative's truck. The relative and the witness approached on foot with a makeshift light, at which point the figure stood tall on two legs and ran into nearby woods, disappearing within a few steps.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
7 feet tall
Build src
huge
Hair colour src
whitish
Legs src
on two feet
Gait src
running
Posture src
crouched down
Other features src
head stuck up above four-foot fence while crouched

Facts & provenance

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Date
9 August 1969
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 10 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Norris, Fulton County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road
Map point
40.62, -89.99 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 28714 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
riding in a car at night to help a stranded relative
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
unusual creature
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #28714 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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