BFRO #28534: Runner has sighting near home south of Jacksonville
π Location
Jacksonville area, Morgan County, Illinois, Jacksonville, IL
Specific Location: Illinois Route 267 near Jacksonville, IL
Coordinates: 39.74500, -90.24500
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39.7450Β°, -90.2450Β°
π Description
The following interview was conducted by Stan Courtney. The first name of the witness has been changed.Stan - Can you please explain what you saw?Mark - It was just before football and I was trying to get into shape so I went for a run. The sun was still up a little bit. I went running and stopped at the road and looked in front of me and saw this big tall thing standing in the road looking right back at me, I saw the outline of it, it was too far away to tell what it was. But I knew it was too big to be a person.Stan - How tall would you say it was?Mark - I would say close to nine feet. It was tall enough I could see its whole body.Stan - What was the animal doing when you first saw it?Mark - It wasn't doing anything, it was just standing there watching me.Stan - And what did you do?Mark - I turned around and went home.Stan - Were you able to tell what color it was?Mark - It was very dark brown.Stan - And how was it built?Mark - It was very muscular.Stan - Did it make any sounds?Mark - I didn't stick around long enough to hear anything. I don't think I told my dad about this, but the night I saw it while I was out running, I saw it looking through my front window.Stan - Of the house?Mark - Yes, and I was the only one at home, I was watching the Sci-Fi Channel. Its face was hairy but you could tell it had a human face to it. It was between a human face and an apes face I would have to say. When I looked out the window, I saw it. I didn't hear anything, I saw it once and took off and ran as fast as I ever have in my life. I turned on every light and ran up-stairs and got in the corner of my bedroom and I took the gun I had and pointed it at the door until my mom and dad got home.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiymx42801ci8fysa47aiwkx
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025