Class A First-hand BFRO #28940

Motorist has night-time sighting near bridge just south of Seneca

February 2011 at or around 3 am Seneca, La Salle County, Illinois 2 witnesses

Account

The witness was driving home around 3 a.m. and stopped at an intersection near a bridge. From about 50 yards away in bright headlights, the witness watched a large humanoid run across an open field to the east. Another motorist also stopped, asked about a bear running by, made a joking reference and drove off.

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What was reported

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Sightings

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Described appearance

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Height src: between 8 and 8 1/2 foot
Build src: weight over 500 lbs, very thick in the chest, shoulders at least three feet wide
Hair colour src: rusty-reddish brown, sort of like an Irish Setter dog
Eyes src: reflecting yellowish-gold
Arms src: swinging its arms below its waist as it ran
Gait src: running at semi-fast pace

Facts & provenance

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Date	February 2011 Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day	at or around 3 am Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place	Seneca, La Salle County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.30, -88.61 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 28940 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	2 Derived BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported	1 Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving home Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	a large humanoid subject Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #28940 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

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BFRO report #28940 Primary

Published 2011-03-02 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 221dd0fb336c

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