Memory told of a daylight sighting along railroad tracks east of Plumfield
Account
Two friends rode dirt bikes along railroad tracks to a creek under a trestle. They heard a noise and saw a large dark-haired creature on a nearby hill squatting and rubbing its back against a tree. Frightened, they left quickly on their bikes.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- eight feet tall
- Build src
- stockily built, over 350 lbs
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- unable to see face
- Posture src
- squatting up and down
Facts & provenance
Each value names where it came from.
| Date |
September 1977
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3 p.m.
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| Place |
Plumfield, Franklin County, Illinois
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| Map point |
37.89, -88.98 (± 1387 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 42945 with published boundary
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
riding dirt bikes
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| Witness's word for it |
MOMO, it's bigfoot
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and summarized additional details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #42945 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference