Hiker has daylight sighting near Olive Branch
Account
The witness reported walking back along a trail after making calls with no response when he found a very large footprint and a scat pile containing vegetation and shell fragments. Moments later he saw a very tall, heavily built, dark brownish creature about 70-80 feet away that had been digging at a ground hornet nest. The creature then ran rapidly down one ridge and up another at a speed the witness felt could not be matched, and disappeared. The witness then collected his things and left for his car.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven to seven and a half feet tall
- Build src
- unbelievably broad, thick and dense chest
- Hair colour src
- dark brownish with a really bright red tint
- Gait src
- ran very fast
- Other features src
- muscles moving visible
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
10 October 2011
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
10 a.m. morning
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| Place |
Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois
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| Map point |
37.18, -89.37 (± 1239 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 36246 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 |
walking back from a campsite after doing tree knocks and whoops
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| Witness's word for it |
he
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
very large footprint found on trail
Measurements: 19 inches long, 7 1/4 inches wide at ball, 5 1/2 inches wide at heel
large pile of feces containing mostly vegetable matter with crayfish shells and freshwater mollusk shells
picture of dug-up ground hornet nest
dug-up ground hornet nest hole
Measurements: four feet wide and two feet deep
An investigator met the witness, walked the sighting area, camped overnight nearby, and made additional trips, measuring a dug hole.
An investigator met the witness, walked the sighting area, camped overnight nearby, and made additional trips, measuring a dug hole.
An investigator called a state entomologist about ground hornets, who said hornets do not make or store honey.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #36246 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “Southern Illinois Giant”Not in the Anomadex yet