Wood knocks, vocalizations and possible footprint found in rural cemetery near Shelbyville
Account
Over a couple months of visits to a small rural cemetery, the witness and companions repeatedly heard wood knocks surrounding them, logs or objects being thrown, and a walnut thrown back toward them. They also heard growls, hissing, grunts, yells and screams on separate occasions, and once heard a large unseen thing charge to the cemetery edge then go silent. They never saw the source, reported no departing footsteps, and described a persistent feeling of being watched and warned from entering the woods.
What was reported
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
7 August 2010
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Evening
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| Place |
Shelby County, Illinois
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| Map point |
39.3849, -88.7989 (± 25 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Shelby County (GEOID 17173); the report gives only the county
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
4
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| Witness was |
visiting a small rural cemetery
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
large barefoot footprint in mud alongside the road with visible toe imprints, described as several weeks old
Measurements: 14 inches long and 6 inches wide
An investigator met witnesses at the cemetery for about nine hours and documented a large footprint found in mud.
An investigator met witnesses at the cemetery for about nine hours and documented a large footprint found in mud.
An investigator met witnesses at the cemetery for about nine hours and documented a large footprint found in mud.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28144 Primary