Motorist has possible nighttime sighting just north of Springfield on Veterans Parkway
Account
The witness was driving alone at night when a large bipedal figure was seen crossing the opposite lanes ahead. With bright lights on, the witness described it as tall and massive with long arms and a hunched posture, moving very fast in a few long strides. It was gone by the time the vehicle reached the crossing area, and the face was not seen.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- 7 to 8 feet tall
- Build src
- massive
- Hair colour src
- very reddish-brown
- Face src
- face not seen
- Arms src
- long arms dragging right above the road
- Legs src
- two legs
- Gait src
- moved fast in only a few strides
- Posture src
- hunched over
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
July 2011
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
2 am
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| Place |
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #40841
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.84, -89.66 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 40841 (5 decimals, no boundary)
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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 |
driving north on a highway at night
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| Witness's word for it |
something bigger than a deer
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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 spoke with the witness by phone and recorded a summary of size, posture and coloring.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #40841 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference