Class A First-hand BFRO #46878

Hiker has a daylight sighting in Buffalo Rock State Park

10 October 2014 around 12 in the afternoon Utica, La Salle County, Illinois 1 witness

Account

The witness was standing on an effigy overlook in a state park around midday. A single upright animal reportedly emerged from brush about 50 feet away and traveled about 150 feet along a brushy river embankment before going back down toward the river, making crashing noise in vegetation. The witness observed it from the side and rear, describing it as tall, muscular, and dark, with long arms, but did not see its face.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Other senses

Movement only

Described appearance

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Height src: 7 foot
Build src: very muscular with wide shoulders
Hair colour src: dark brown to black
Arms src: long arms
Gait src: sauntering, not running; moving very fast and easily
Posture src: upright

Facts & provenance

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Date	10 October 2014 Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	around 12 in the afternoon Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Utica, La Salle County, Illinois Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	41.32, -88.92 (± 1000 m) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 46878 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses	1 Derived BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was	standing on frog effigy overlooking embankment Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it	same big foot everybody else describes Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class A Stated BFRO report #46878 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Stan Courtney (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone to summarize the account.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #46878 Primary

Published 2014-10-30 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 4024630a7f9e

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