Memory told of roadside sighting at night south of Rantoul
Account
An investigator summarized a phone interview about an evening encounter involving two witnesses in a vehicle. A dark brown, hairy animal described as 7 feet tall and beefy was seen about 30 feet away in the headlights near a drainage ditch in harvested farmland. The animal reportedly came out of the ditch on all fours, then stood on two legs and walked away.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 feet tall
- Build src
- beefy
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Gait src
- on all fours then walked away on two legs
- Posture src
- initially on all fours then stood up on two legs
- Other features src
- very hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
October 1975
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
evening
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| Place |
Rantoul, Champaign County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #41318
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
40.27, -88.10 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 41318 (4 decimals, no 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 |
in vehicle
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| Witness's word for it |
The animal
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41318 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference