Child has sighting in cornfield near Sheridan
Account
A child playing in tall corn behind the house at dusk heard heavy bipedal footsteps and corn being pushed aside. The corn parted and a very tall, thick dark figure stood within arm's length, emitting a strong musky odor and a heavy sigh or grunt before running around the child and disappearing. The child's mother heard the footsteps and corn breaking but did not see the figure.
What was reported
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Described appearance
In the source's own words, field by field. Hover a field's marker to see where it was read.
- Height src
- very tall
- Build src
- very thick
- Gait src
- two legged step
- Posture src
- walking on two legs
- Other features src
- dark
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
September 1973
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about dusk, about 6 o'clock
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| Place |
Sheridan, Hamilton County, Indiana
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| Map point |
40.18, -86.15 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 6094 (2 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
playing in cornfield behind house
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| Witness's word for it |
very tall, and very thick dark figure
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke by phone with the witness and his mother about the encounter.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #6094 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “sightings reported in a near by town called Sharpsville”Not in the Anomadex yet
- Youths have daylight sighting near WestfieldCited as “One of these sightings was near Westfield which is Report #10538” · 10 July 1973 · Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana