Class A First-hand BFRO #12439

Three men have daylight sighting near Seneca

10 June 2005 6:30 p.m. Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois 3 witnesses

Account

Three people parked near a bend in a road to look at the spot of an earlier sighting. They watched a large silhouette leaning against a tree that slowly raised an arm toward its face and later disappeared, while a smaller fur-covered figure was seen walking in the open and then running when approached on foot. The larger figure was also reported to turn its head to watch a passing truck.

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What was reported

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Other senses

Context & caveats

Described appearance

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Height src
about 8 or 9 feet tall (larger); about 6 feet tall (smaller)
Build src
stocky build (larger); thinner than the first (smaller)
Hair colour src
dark brown, mottled darker than tree bark (larger); darkish red (smaller)
Face src
no facial features visible other than a jaw line (smaller)
Arms src
longer than a human with powerful forearms (smaller); arm raised slowly to face and lowered (larger)
Hands src
hand seen going back down after moving toward face (larger)
Gait src
walking then running with elbows held high (smaller)
Posture src
standing motionless leaning against a tree (larger)
Age / size src
larger animal and smaller one
Other features src
no defined neck (larger); pointy headed (smaller); fur bodied; pungent smell; about 600 pounds (larger) and about 400 pounds (smaller)

Facts & provenance

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Date
10 June 2005
Stated BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
6:30 p.m.
Stated BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Seneca, Grundy County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #12439 · 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 12439 (3 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Derived BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Stated BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
2
Derived BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
showing companions the location of a prior sighting
Derived BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
the animal
Stated BFRO report #12439 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #12439 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Stan Courtney (BFRO)
Follow-up

An investigator visited the site several times, noting a sense of being followed and later hearing two howl-like vocalizations with two other people.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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