Memory told of a daytime sighting in Schiller Woods
Account
The witness was resting by the Des Plaines River during a bicycle ride when a hair-covered creature was seen across the river splashing in the water. After the witness coughed, the creature threw large rocks toward the witness, then crossed the river silently and confronted the witness at close range. The witness fled along a trail while hearing a loud howl and screaming and seeing additional shadowy figures across the river.
What was reported
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Described appearance
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- Height src
- six and a half foot
- Build src
- very muscular, broad shoulders with no neck
- Hair colour src
- black and brown
- Face src
- very wrinkled skin with mud on face
- Eyes src
- bulging eyes
- Other features src
- covered with a thick coat of hair like an ape, pushed in nose
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 August 1967
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
between 7:30am-8:30am
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| Place |
River Grove, Cook County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #46494
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
41.96, -87.86 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 46494 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Witness was |
taking a bicycle ride and resting by the river
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| Witness's word for it |
a shadowy figure
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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)
log structure resembling a shelter found in forest
photo of log structure taken by witness
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and recorded additional details and location imagery.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #46494 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference