Class A First-hand BFRO #10037

Youth has daylight sighting in corn field near Rock Falls

BFRO YEAR: 1980-81 late morning Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was in a garage when the dog barked frantically and then hid in its doghouse. The witness then heard heavy running like a galloping horse and felt vibrations, and saw a large bulky humanoid with reddish-brown hair running through a cornfield. The figure glanced briefly, pushed through the corn with swinging arms, attempted to jump an irrigation ditch but fell short, then disappeared into brush.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Sounds

Described appearance

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Height src
roughly 7' or so
Build src
Very bulky looking
Hair colour src
redish brown
Face src
without any expression
Arms src
swinging out in front, pushing through corn
Gait src
in dead run
Other features src
dome shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Time of day
late morning
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rock Falls, Whiteside County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.78, -89.69 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 10037 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
smashing aluminum cans in garage
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a rather large humanoid
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #10037 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Source timeline

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