Class B First-hand BFRO #17043

Possible daylight sighting by motorist on I-75 between Sarasota & Bradenton

26 November 2006 Approximately 9:00 a.m. Between Sarasota & Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida 2 witnesses

Account

A couple driving north on a highway in the morning reported seeing a large, apelike bipedal figure moving slowly south through a palmetto and scrub field near a highway billboard. The sighting lasted only a few seconds at highway speed. Their impression was that it was tall and uniformly brownish, with brush coming up to its thighs.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Partial sighting

Described appearance

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Height src: tall
Hair colour src: uniformly brownish in color
Gait src: moving very slowly
Posture src: bipedal
Age / size src: large
Other features src: apelike

Facts & provenance

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Date	26 November 2006 Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day	Approximately 9:00 a.m. Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place	Between Sarasota & Bradenton, Manatee County, Florida Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point	27.45, -82.39 (± 14 km) Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence BFRO map layer point for report 17043 with published boundary
Account type	First-hand Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witnesses	2 Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported	1 Derived BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness was	driving north on highway Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness's word for it	Large apelike creature Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification	Class B Stated BFRO report #17043 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by: Caroline Curtis (BFRO)

Follow-up

An investigator visited the general area but could not identify the exact billboard and noted nearby rivers, parks, farms and development.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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BFRO report #17043 Primary

Published 2006-12-20 Retrieved 2026-09-25 Version 1 Hash 6d3b543a163f

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Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7

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