Class B First-hand BFRO #36567

Possible nighttime sighting while driving in Orient

6 August 2009 around 10:00 pm Orient, Franklin County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving home at night with a companion in the front seat and two children in the back seat. A tall creature with long chestnut hair jogged across the road in front of the car in the headlights and went into the woods. The witness and the front-seat companion watched it together, then drove on to try to find it again but could not.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
maybe 7 foot
Build src
slender build
Hair colour src
chestnut
Hair length src
long
Gait src
jogging
Other features src
hair covered all of its body

Facts & provenance

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Date
6 August 2009
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
around 10:00 pm
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Orient, Franklin County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
37.92, -88.98 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 36567 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home at night
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
maybe 7 foot creature
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #36567 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Source timeline

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