Class A First-hand BFRO #10910

Hunter has daylight sighting near Sandoval

October 1989 about 4:00 in the afternoon Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was hunting and walking back to a vehicle when they heard noises in brush and across a field. They crouched in brush and saw a large dark brown creature crouching across the field, which then stood erect, grunted, raised its left arm, and walked back into the woods. The witness did not pursue and left directly for the vehicle.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Sounds

Vocalization Unidentified sound

Context & caveats

Animal behaviour

Described appearance

In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.

Height src: six to seven feet tall
Build src: very large
Hair colour src: dark brown
Face src: lighter/paler color with less hair, no detail due to distance
Arms src: hung down to side; waved left arm into air
Legs src: large thick legs
Gait src: always on two feet, walked back into woods
Posture src: crouched then stood erect and still

Facts & provenance

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Date	October 1989 Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	about 4:00 in the afternoon Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Sandoval, Marion County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	38.69, -89.10 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 10910 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	hunting while heading back to vehicle Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a very large creature Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #10910 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone as follow-up.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #10910 Primary

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