Class B First-hand BFRO #40475

Memory told of strange occurrences while growing up near Castle Rock State Park

October 1965 10 p.m. Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

In the fall of 1965 the witness was staying in a trailer on the family property when loud screaming was heard approaching from the direction of the river. The witness and a relative heard something pacing behind the dwelling while the screaming continued, then striking the trailer sides four or five times. The witness fired a gun once from the doorway, after which no further sound was heard that night.

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What was reported

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Facts & provenance

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Date
October 1965
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
10 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section · read with 80% confidence
Place
Oregon, Ogle County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.97, -89.38 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 40475 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 70% confidence
Witness was
babysitting in a trailer
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
maybe a Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #40475 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #40475 · 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 trailer screaming, walking, and hitting account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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