Early morning sighting of creature looking at "something" in the snow in Vandalia
Account
The witness looked out a bedroom window early in the morning to check the snow and saw a large dark creature close to the window bent down in the snow. The creature looked up at the witness, stood up slowly, and took a step toward the window. The frightened witness ran to another room and hid until a parent arrived.
What was reported
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Sightings
Described appearance
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- Height src
- very tall
- Build src
- huge body
- Hair colour src
- black
- Face src
- more human-like, UNFRIENDLY
- Eyes src
- staring, reddish tint, no white visible
- Posture src
- bent down then stood up
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
Winter 1975
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| Time of day |
5:00 AM
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| Place |
Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois
Stated
BFRO report #2805
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.98, -89.14 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 2805 (2 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 |
looking out bedroom window to check snowfall
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| Witness's word for it |
a very large black thing
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| Source classification |
Class A
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Evidence & investigation
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An investigator spoke with the witness after the report and recorded additional details about the face and eyes.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #2805 Primary
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