Class A First-hand BFRO #11831

Snake hunter has daytime sighting near Seneca

2 June 2005 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. starting to get dark Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was hunting snakes along roads in the evening and stopped to check a spot. Near a tree line opening the witness heard rustling and saw the upper rear portion of a large figure. The figure turned slightly toward the witness, then walked away. The witness also reported a strong musky odor.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
between eight and ten feet tall
Build src
muscular, over 500 pounds
Hair colour src
auburn, reddish brown, like on an orangutan
Other features src
huge shoulders twice the size of a human's, cone-head shaped head

Facts & provenance

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Date
2 June 2005
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:30 - 7:00 p.m. starting to get dark
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
41.34, -88.56 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 11831 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
hunting snakes along roads
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
this bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #11831 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and visited the site together with the witness.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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