Memory told of a sasquatch standing in headlights on Christmas Eve west of St. Jacob
Account
On Christmas Eve evening the witness was driving north on a rural Illinois road when headlights revealed a tall, hair-covered figure standing in the roadway. The witness slowed to almost a complete stop, moved into the opposite lane to avoid hitting it, and observed it closely from inches away before driving on to turn around. When the witness returned about 1.5-2 minutes later, the figure was gone.
What was reported
Every kind of observation in the account. Select one to find other encounters with it.
Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- well over 7 foot tall
- Build src
- very muscular, neck like a body builder
- Hair colour src
- dark
- Hair length src
- two inch long
- Face src
- very ape-like
- Arms src
- right arm held up against chest
- Posture src
- standing, bent over at the waist
- Other features src
- large head, entire body covered in hair
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
24 December 1980
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| Time of day |
about 7:00 pm, after dark
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| Place |
St. Jacob, Madison County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #25267
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.72, -89.80 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 25267 with published 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 rural road at night
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| Witness's word for it |
a bigfoot
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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
- Harold Benny (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness by phone and noted familiarity with that portion of the road.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #25267 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference