Class A First-hand BFRO #58238

Nighttime road crossing between Rochester and East Lake Drive

16 September 2017 5:00am Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

Around 5 a.m. while driving home from work in the dark, the witness saw a two-legged creature run across the road ahead of the car and into a cornfield near a river. The creature was described as about six to six and a half feet tall, dark dirty black and grey, very muscular, with little visible neck and no clothes. The witness did not see long hair or the face.

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What was reported

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Described appearance

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Height src
between 6'-6'5"
Build src
very muscular with huge muscles on legs and arms
Hair colour src
dark dirty black/grey
Hair length src
did not see long hair
Arms src
huge muscles on arms
Legs src
huge muscles on legs
Gait src
ran upright
Posture src
upright, two-legged
Clothing src
no clothes
Other features src
little apparent neck, head sitting on shoulders

Facts & provenance

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Date
16 September 2017
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
5:00am
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.75, -89.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 58238 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
driving home from work
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it
a two legged creature
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #58238 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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