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Class A First-hand BFRO #50144

Tall hairy figure is seen by the roadside on SR-19 near Altoona

6 November 2015 near midnight Altoona, Lake County, Florida 1 witness

Account

The witness was driving home from a fishing trip near midnight when he saw a tall bipedal creature near the roadside by a street light and woods. The creature came out of the woods toward the road, then turned away and went back into the woods. The driver braked and woke his passengers, but only he saw it and no one got out to look further.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Full-body sighting

Described appearance

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Height src
8 or 9 feet tall
Build src
very thin, almost as if it was malnourished
Hair colour src
orangey-yellow like a Labrador Retriever
Hair length src
short, about two inches long
Face src
more like an orangutan than anything else
Eyes src
big dark eyes
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
rounded head, no neck, nose more like a gorilla's than human

Facts & provenance

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Date
6 November 2015
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
near midnight
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Place
Altoona, Lake County, Florida
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
29.00, -81.64 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 50144 (5 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witnesses
1
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section
Witness was
driving home from fishing
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Witness's word for it
SKUNK APE
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #50144 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
R. Monteith (BFRO)

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #50144 Primary
    Published 2015-11-05 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 1357dc7910be
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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