Class A First-hand BFRO #2805

Early morning sighting of creature looking at "something" in the snow in Vandalia

Winter 1975 5:00 AM Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois 1 witness

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.

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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
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
5:00 AM
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.98, -89.14 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2805 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was
looking out bedroom window to check snowfall
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
a very large black thing
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #2805 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

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BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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