Motorist has daylight sighting southwest of Taylorville
Account
A woman driving in the afternoon reported a very large hairy creature emerging from a ditch beside the highway. It crossed the road in front of her car, stepped over a guardrail easily, and walked into nearby timber. The animal was described as tall and powerfully built, walking at a normal pace without acknowledging the vehicle.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- about 7 feet tall
- Build src
- huge and muscular
- Hair colour src
- dark brown
- Face src
- unable to see the face
- Gait src
- normal walking pace
- Other features src
- hairy
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
28 September 2008
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
Around 4:30 p.m.
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| Place |
Taylorville, Christian County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #28703
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
39.51, -89.35 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 28703 (4 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 in a car
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| Witness's word for it |
a very large hairy thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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- Investigated by
- Stan Courtney (BFRO)
An investigator spoke with the witness and a relative to obtain additional details about the sighting.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #28703 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference
The report refers to
- “several other possible sightings”Not in the Anomadex yet