Possible nighttime sighting and ongoing activity on a farm east of Shipman
Account
Around 3 a.m. the witness was sitting on the house steps smoking while home alone. Hearing dogs bark, she saw a tall black mass peeking and leaning out from behind a shed about 50 yards away, making out head, shoulder and knee. She ran inside to get a gun, and when she came back out the figure was gone.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- seven foot tall
- Build src
- massive with very broad shoulders
- Hair colour src
- black
- Posture src
- sort of hunched over while leaning out
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
April 2012
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
3 a.m.
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| Place |
Shipman, Macoupin County, Illinois
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| Map point |
39.1195, -90.0452 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Shipman town (GEOID 1769563), matched from nearest town 'Shipman'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
sitting outside on steps smoking
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| Witness's word for it |
tall black figure
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator met and spoke with the witness in person to summarize details.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #41043 Primary
The report refers to
- “footprint recently between Bunker Hill and Staunton”Not in the Anomadex yet